American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1** at 1,341 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $252 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1** against the category
That's 21.4% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 498 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 $44/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Giant GTHPCO-45 1**+GTXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1**. American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 20 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.
American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1** over 11 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1** that long and it costs about $2,773 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $252/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 1** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-66TTP 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.
Sourcing
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 1,341 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.