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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Top GE Appliances cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

7 of GE Appliances’s 12 models of this size and type qualify.

1NS21H24MA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)24C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF96U070S3BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2 tons · 21,400 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 109% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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%
Seasonal efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Good
89.1score / 100
2NS18H24HA5***with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF80U045S3AGE Appliances2 tons · 23,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 94% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
2.87 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Good
86.5score / 100
3NS15H24HA5***with ducted air handler DM36A3J+TDRGE Appliances2 tons · 22,600 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.56 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
7.8 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
68.7score / 100
41G24ED2BE**with ducted air handler US24MB2BEGE Appliances2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 88% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
Seasonal efficiency
10.5 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
63.6score / 100
53G24ED2BE**GE Appliances2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 85% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
85% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
1.80 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Seasonal efficiency
10.0 (HSPF2)
Great
59.4score / 100

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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