What the 1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the 1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH at 1,240 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $233 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the 1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.2% above it, ranking 377 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the 1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH on that list: Ariston ARIHPWH-80 ($233/yr, 1,238 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ACIQ ACIQ-80G-HP-WH ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the 1HVAC lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters 1HVAC makes, the ACIQ-80G-HP-WH costs the most to run, $72/year more than 1HVAC's cheapest, the ACIQ-50G-HP-WH.
1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH over 11 years
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-80G-HP-WH that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The 1HVAC ACIQ-80G-HP-WH runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $233/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $233/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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 1,240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.