American HPHE10280H045DVN 1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the American HPHE10280H045DVN 1 costs to run
The American HPHE10280H045DVN 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.
Where this ranks
That's 25.5% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 536 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 $53/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 HPHE10280H045DVDR 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Lochinvar HPA082KD 1 ($261/yr, 1,387 kWh/yr).
Within the American lineup
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 26 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the American HPHE10280H045DVN 1 that long and it costs about $2,868 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The American HPHE10280H045DVN 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the American HPHE10280H045DVN 1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 1,387 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.