Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T
The Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T is certified by ENERGY STAR at 915 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $172 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T against the category
That's 17.2% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 182 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 $36/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD310BM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T. American MHPCO-45 1+MXST-50LBTTP 1 ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Ariston makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 4 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ARIHPWH-50-T at $159/yr, and its priciest, the ARIHPWH-65 at $242/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T costs roughly $1,892 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T is already efficient for its category at $172/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Ariston ARIHPWH-40-T already costs $172/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 915 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.