A. O. Smith HPTU-66DR 1 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the A. O. Smith HPTU-66DR 1
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HPTU-66DR 1 at 1,381 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $260 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 515 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 over 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 HPTU-66CTA 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is A. O. Smith HPTU-66N 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr).
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 47 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.
What this adds up to over time
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 HPTU-66DR 1 that long and it costs about $2,856 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $260/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the A. O. Smith HPTU-66DR 1 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The A. O. Smith HPTU-66DR 1 already costs $260/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 515 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. The 1,381 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.