A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 costs to run
The A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,279 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $240 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 A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.7% above it, ranking 428 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 on that list: A. O. Smith CAHP-80 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing A. O. Smith's own models
Ranked 30 of A. O. Smith's 61 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the HPS10-50H45DV 2 ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HPV10-80H01DV 2 ($311/yr, its priciest).
A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 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 A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 that long and it costs about $2,645 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $240/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $240/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 428 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2 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 1,279 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.