A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2
At 1,292 kWh/yr, the A. O. Smith HPTA-66 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 $243 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 HPTA-66 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.9% above it, ranking 447 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2 on that list: A. O. Smith HPA10-66H45DV 2 ($243/yr, 1,292 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while American HPA10266H045DV 2 ($243/yr, 1,292 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
Ranked 37 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
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $243/year, the A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2 adds up to about $2,672 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $243/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.
If you're keeping it
The A. O. Smith HPTA-66 2 already costs $243/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 447 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPTA-66 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 1,292 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.