American HPS10280H045DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the American HPS10280H045DV 2
The American HPS10280H045DV 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,279 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $240 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the American HPS10280H045DV 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.7% above it, ranking 434 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the American HPS10280H045DV 2 on that list: American HPA10280H045DV 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Lochinvar CHPA-80 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 15 of American's 31 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the HPS10250H045DV 2 ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HPV10280H009DV 2 ($311/yr, its priciest).
American HPS10280H045DV 2 over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $240/year, the American HPS10280H045DV 2 adds up to about $2,645 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The American HPS10280H045DV 2 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 $240/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $240/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 434 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 1,279 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.