Bradford White RE2H80T- Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Bradford White RE2H80T- costs to run
The Bradford White RE2H80T- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,382 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $260 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25.1% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 527 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 $52/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 U.S. Craftmaster HPHE2K66HD045VUN 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is JETGLAS RE2H80T- ($260/yr, 1,382 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bradford White's own models
Among Bradford White's 6 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $103/year over the RE2HP50-1NCTT, the brand's cheapest.
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 Bradford White RE2H80T- that long and it costs about $2,858 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bradford White RE2H80T- 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 $260/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Bradford White RE2H80T- already costs $260/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 527 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.