Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T
The Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,225 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $230 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 Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 10.9% above it, ranking 349 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T on that list: Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU400-SO ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Lennox WHHP065T45MD240S ($230/yr, 1,225 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Ariston lineup
Ranked 6 of Ariston's 8 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the ARIHPWH-50-T ($159/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ARIHPWH-65 ($242/yr, its priciest).
Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T 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 Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T that long and it costs about $2,533 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $230/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 Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$230/year to run is the predictable cost of the Ariston ARIHPWH-65-T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
At rank 349 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 1,225 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.