American HPHE6250H045DV 1 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the American HPHE6250H045DV 1
At 970 kWh/yr, the American HPHE6250H045DV 1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $182 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
American HPHE6250H045DV 1 against the category
That's 12.2% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 256 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 6-50-DHPHT 1 ($182/yr, 970 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the American HPHE6250H045DV 1. A. O. Smith FPTU-50 1 ($182/yr, 970 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 12 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 $182/year, the American HPHE6250H045DV 1 adds up to about $2,006 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The American HPHE6250H045DV 1 is already efficient for its category at $182/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the American HPHE6250H045DV 1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 256 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 970 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.