A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2 costs to run
At 831 kWh/yr, the A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $156 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 24.8% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 21 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $52/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is A. O. Smith HPS10-50H45DV 2 ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is A. O. Smith HPTS-50 2 ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 2 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.
A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 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 HPSN10-50H45DV 2 that long and it costs about $1,719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2 is already efficient for its category at $156/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 21 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.