Bosch TR7000T - 80CA: running cost
At 1,240 kWh/yr, the Bosch TR7000T - 80CA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 381 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $25/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Alsetria HPWH-80G ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch TR7000T - 80US ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bosch's own models
Bosch makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TR7000T - 50CA at $161/yr, and its priciest, the TR7000T-65US at $233/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch TR7000T - 80CA costs roughly $2,564 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Bosch TR7000T - 80CA 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 $233/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $233/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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 1,240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.