American HPA10250H045DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the American HPA10250H045DV 2
The American HPA10250H045DV 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 883 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $166 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 129 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 $42/year under 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 HPTA-50 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr).
Within the American lineup
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 2 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HPS10250H045DV 2 at $156/yr, and its priciest, the HPV10280H009DV 2 at $311/yr.
American HPA10250H045DV 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 American HPA10250H045DV 2 that long and it costs about $1,826 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The American HPA10250H045DV 2 is already efficient for its category at $166/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the American HPA10250H045DV 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
At rank 129 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 883 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.