Running cost for the Bosch TR7000T - 80US
The Bosch TR7000T - 80US is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,240 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
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 382 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 Bosch TR7000T - 80CA ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch TR7000T-65CA ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bosch's own models
Bosch makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 4 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Bosch TR7000T - 80US that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Bosch TR7000T - 80US 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 382 of 596, the Bosch TR7000T - 80US 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.