American HPV10280H009DV 2 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the American HPV10280H009DV 2 costs to run
At 1,654 kWh/yr, the American HPV10280H009DV 2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $311 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
American HPV10280H009DV 2 against the category
That's 49.7% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 592 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 $103/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Lochinvar HPV080KD 2 ($311/yr, 1,654 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the American HPV10280H009DV 2. A. O. Smith HPV10-80H01DV 2 ($311/yr, 1,654 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the American lineup
Among American's 31 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $155/year over the HPS10250H045DV 2, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the American HPV10280H009DV 2 costs roughly $3,420 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $311/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The American HPV10280H009DV 2 already costs $311/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
The American HPV10280H009DV 2 is among the most expensive electric water heaters tracked here to run, see the full Electric Water Heater category page for cheaper alternatives. Part of that cost gap is the electricity rate, not the appliance, which the guide to why your state changes this number explains. The 1,654 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.