A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 at 1,387 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $261 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 against the category
That's 25.5% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 531 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $53/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
A. O. Smith HPTU-80DR 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1. A. O. Smith HP1080H45DVCTA-1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 51 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 HPTU-80CTA 1 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 HPTU-80CTA 1 that long and it costs about $2,868 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $261/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-80CTA 1 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the A. O. Smith HPTU-80CTA 1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 531 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.