A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 at 1,387 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $261 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 against the category
That's 25.5% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 530 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $53/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1. A. O. Smith HP1080H45DV 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 50 of 61 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HPS10-50H45DV 2 at $156/yr, and its priciest, the HPV10-80H01DV 2 at $311/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $261/year, the A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 adds up to about $2,868 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $261/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 already costs $261/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 530 of 596, the A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 1,387 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.