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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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Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.
  • 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.

23 of GE Appliances’s 23 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1NS21H36MA5-**Awith ducted air handler NAM42V1TA5*-GE Appliances (sold as GE)3 tons · 34,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 88.0Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    75% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.08 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.2 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    79.8score / 100Heating 67 · Cooling 93
  2. 2MWHQ036NC2AA*GE Appliances3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    95% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    13.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.9 (EER2)
    Good
    74.4score / 100Heating 79 · Cooling 70
  3. 3NS18H36HA5***with ducted air handler L(E,G)M36IJGE Appliances3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.61 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    73.0score / 100Heating 80 · Cooling 66
  4. 4NS16H30SA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)36B4J+TDR and furnace NF80L090S4BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2.5 tons · 27,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 59% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    62% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.59 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    63.7score / 100Heating 57 · Cooling 71
  5. 5NS16H36SA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)36B4J+TDR and furnace NF80U090S5CGE Appliances (sold as GE)3 tons · 33,600 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    51% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.24 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    59.9score / 100Heating 49 · Cooling 71

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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