A. O. Smith HPTV-80 2**: running cost
The A. O. Smith HPTV-80 2** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,654 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $311 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 49.7% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 590 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 $103/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 State HPVX-66-DHPT 2** ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2** ($311/yr, 1,654 kWh/yr).
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 60 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $311/year, the A. O. Smith HPTV-80 2** adds up to about $3,420 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $311/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 HPTV-80 2** or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the A. O. Smith HPTV-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.
The data behind this page
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. The 1,654 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.