What the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** at 1,306 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $246 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** against the category
That's 18.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 476 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 $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Giant GTHPCO-45 1**+GTXST-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1**. American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
American makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 18 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 $246/year, the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** adds up to about $2,701 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** 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 $246/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$246/year to run is the predictable cost of the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 476 of 596, the American MHPCO-45 1**+MXST-80TTP 1** sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.