Running cost for the A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 2**
At 1,279 kWh/yr, the A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 2**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.7% above it, ranking 429 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $33/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 2**: A. O. Smith HPA10-80H45DV 2** ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr), then A. O. Smith HPSN10-80H45DV 2** ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr).
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
Ranked 31 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 HPS10-80H45DV 2** over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 2** costs roughly $2,645 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $240/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
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.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 429 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPS10-80H45DV 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.