American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the American HPHE10266H045DVN 1
The American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,381 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
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 519 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 American HPHE10266H045DVDR 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 23 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $260/year, the American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 adds up to about $2,856 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The American HPHE10266H045DVN 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 already costs $260/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 519 of 596, the American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 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. The 1,381 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.