BlueRidge heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?
A typical BlueRidge heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. BlueRidge has 83 heat pump models in this list.
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Overall score
54%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About averageRanked 17 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 97 models with every rating.
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 51%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 57%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 55%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 50%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 49%
Average (50%)
Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.
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Rebate standards
61%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
51 models. All brands: 48%.
46%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
38 models. All brands: 38%.
2%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
2 models. All brands: 1%.
BlueRidge all-around best, by size
Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.
Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?
18 of BlueRidge’s 20 models of this size and type have all five ratings.
- 1BMM36HH2CBlueRidge3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 79.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.90 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 10.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.4 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 12.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 2BMM27HH2CBlueRidge2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 101% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.90 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 10.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.0 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.8 (EER2)
- Great
- 3BMM27HHCBlueRidge2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 66.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.80 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 20.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 4BMM27CBlueRidge2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 57.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.83 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 9.2 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 21.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 5BMM36HHCBlueRidge3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.7Meets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.70 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 10.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.0 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.
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