Bosch TR7000T - 50CA Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA at 855 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $161 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.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.6% less, ranking 71 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $47/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA: Alsetria HPWH-50G ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr), then Bosch TR7000T - 50US ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bosch's own models
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters Bosch makes, the TR7000T - 50CA is the cheapest to run, $72/year less than Bosch's priciest, the TR7000T-65US.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA costs roughly $1,768 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $161/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
$161/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 855 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 71 of 596, the Bosch TR7000T - 50CA 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.