American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1: running cost
The American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,387 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $261 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1 against the category
That's 25.5% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 535 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 $53/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
American HPHE10280H045DVN 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1. American HPHE10280H045DVCTA-1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 25 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
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1 costs roughly $2,868 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The American HPHE10280H045DVDR 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 $261/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$261/year to run is the predictable cost of the American HPHE10280H045DVDR 1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 535 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.