What the 1HVAC ACIQ-50G-HP-WH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the 1HVAC ACIQ-50G-HP-WH at 855 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $161 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.6% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 68 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $47/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Lennox WHHP050T45MD240S**** ($159/yr, 848 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ACIQ ACIQ-50G-HP-WH ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr).
Within the 1HVAC lineup
1HVAC sells 2 certified electric water heaters; this one runs cheapest of them, $72/year under the ACIQ-80G-HP-WH, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the 1HVAC ACIQ-50G-HP-WH that long and it costs about $1,768 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The 1HVAC ACIQ-50G-HP-WH is already efficient for its category at $161/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$161/year to run is the predictable cost of the 1HVAC ACIQ-50G-HP-WH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 855 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.