A. O. Smith HPTS-80 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the A. O. Smith HPTS-80 2 costs to run
The A. O. Smith HPTS-80 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,279 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
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 432 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 HPTS-80 2: A. O. Smith HPTA-80 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr), then American HPA10280H045DV 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr).
Comparing A. O. Smith's own models
Ranked 34 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
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-80 2 that long and it costs about $2,645 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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
Whether or not the A. O. Smith HPTS-80 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.
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 432 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPTS-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.