A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2
At 1,279 kWh/yr, the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 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.
How the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.7% above it, ranking 431 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 HPTA-80 2 on that list: A. O. Smith HPSN10-80H45DV 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while A. O. Smith HPTS-80 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
Ranked 33 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 HPTA-80 2 over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2 costs roughly $2,645 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2 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 $240/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$240/year to run is the predictable cost of the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 431 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPTA-80 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.