American HPV10250H009DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
American HPV10250H009DV 2: running cost
The American HPV10250H009DV 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,550 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $291 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 HPV10250H009DV 2 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 40.3% above it, ranking 582 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $84/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the American HPV10250H009DV 2 on that list: A. O. Smith HPV10-66H01DV 2 ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while American HPV10266H009DV 2 ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the American lineup
Ranked 29 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the American HPV10250H009DV 2 that long and it costs about $3,205 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The American HPV10250H009DV 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 $291/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
The American HPV10250H009DV 2 already costs $291/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 582 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 1,550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.