A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2: running cost
At 1,654 kWh/yr, the A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $311 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2 against the category
That's 49.7% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 591 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 $103/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
American HPV10280H009DV 2 ($311/yr, 1,654 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2. A. O. Smith HPTV-80 2 ($311/yr, 1,654 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the A. O. Smith lineup
Among A. O. Smith's 61 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $155/year over the HPS10-50H45DV 2, the brand's cheapest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $311/year, the A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2 adds up to about $3,420 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
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 HPV10-80H01DV 2 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $311/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,654 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 591 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.