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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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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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

8 of GE Appliances’s 22 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1NS21H36MA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)36C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF80U045S3AGE Appliances (sold as GE)2.5 tons · 31,400 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 93% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    4.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    88.0score / 100
  2. 2NS18H36HA5***with ducted air handler L(E,G)M36IJGE Appliances3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 77% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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%
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    80.2score / 100
  3. 3MWHQ036NC2AA*GE Appliances3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 95% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    13.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    78.5score / 100
  4. 4NS15H30HA5***with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF80U045S3AGE Appliances2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 81% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.69 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    74.0score / 100
  5. 5NS15H36HA5***with ducted air handler D(A,C,E)36C3Z+TXV+TDRGE Appliances2.5 tons · 32,800 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 76% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.56 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    71.1score / 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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