A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 at 1,550 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $291 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 against the category
That's 40.3% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 581 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 $84/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
American HPV10250H009DV 2 ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2. A. O. Smith HPV10-50H01DV 2 ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
A. O. Smith makes 61 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 59 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 HPV10-66H01DV 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 HPV10-66H01DV 2 that long and it costs about $3,205 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $291/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 581 of 596, the A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 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.