A. O. Smith HPTS-50 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
A. O. Smith HPTS-50 2: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HPTS-50 2 at 831 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 22 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 HPSN10-50H45DV 2 ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is American HPS10250H045DV 2 ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 3 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 HPTS-50 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 HPTS-50 2 that long and it costs about $1,719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The A. O. Smith HPTS-50 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $156/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. 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.