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GE Appliances heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical GE Appliances heat pump beats 43% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. GE Appliances has 88 heat pump models in this list, also sold as GE.

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Overall score

43%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below average

Ranked 27 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 108 models with every rating.

GE Appliances, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 48%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 39%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 40%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 42%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 48%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 39%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 46%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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  • 47%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    41 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 41%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    36 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 6%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    5 models. All brands: 3%.

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GE Appliances 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

11 of GE Appliances’s 11 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1NS21H24MA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)24C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF96U070S3BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2 tons · 21,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 89.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    109% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.73 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    84.9score / 100Heating 89 · Cooling 81
  2. 2NS19H36MA5-**Awith indoor coil NCU[C,U]24BT5*-**+TDR and furnace NF97U070V3BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2 tons · 23,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 42.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    68% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.02 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    13.2 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    68.5score / 100Heating 45 · Cooling 92
  3. 3NS18H24HA5***with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF80U070S3AGE Appliances2 tons · 23,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 86.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.89 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    16.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    67.8score / 100Heating 82 · Cooling 54
  4. 41G24ED2BE**with ducted air handler US24MB2BEGE Appliances2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.6Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    88% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    18.2 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    59.3score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 55
  5. 5NS16H24SA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)36B3J+TDR and furnace NF80L090S4BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2 tons · 23,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 62% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    63% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.68 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    13.8 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    58.6score / 100Heating 51 · Cooling 66

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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