A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 Running Cost (Electric…
What the A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 at 1,306 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $246 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 HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 18.2% above it, ranking 472 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 on that list: A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80 1 ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while A. O. Smith HPACO-45C 1+AXST-80C 1 ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
Ranked 39 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 costs roughly $2,701 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 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 $246/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80TTP 1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.