American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1: running cost
At 1,381 kWh/yr, the American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $260 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 517 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 $52/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 A. O. Smith HPTU-66N 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is American HPHE10266H045DVDR 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr).
Comparing American's own models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 21 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 HPHE10266H045DVCTA-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 American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1 that long and it costs about $2,856 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1 runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $260/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$260/year to run is the predictable cost of the American HPHE10266H045DVCTA-1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,381 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 517 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.