DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH: running cost
At 1,240 kWh/yr, the DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $233 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
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.2% above it, ranking 388 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 $25/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 DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH: Custom Comfort CCOHPWH80A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr), then ECO-AIR HPWH - 65G ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters DIYCOOL makes, the ACIQ-80G-HP-WH costs the most to run, $72/year more than DIYCOOL's cheapest, the ACIQ-50G-HP-WH.
DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH costs roughly $2,564 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $233/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 388 of 596, the DIYCOOL ACIQ-80G-HP-WH 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.