GE Hybrid Water Heater

Though it won't be available until Q4 of 2009, this is an exciting GE release and is one of the first announced products to be compliant with the new DOE EnergyStar program for Water Heaters.

This hybrid technology is designed to absorb heat in ambient air and transfer it into the water. Since it requires much less energy to absorb and transfer heat than it does to generate it – as a standard electric water heater would – the GE Hybrid Electric Water Heater provides the same amount of hot water while using less energy.

• Use less than half of that energy – or about 2300 kWh per year – a savings of approximately 2500 kWh per year.
• Save approximately $250 per year, and $2,500 savings in energy costs over a 10 year period based on 10 cents per kWh.