ECO-AIR HPWH-50G Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the ECO-AIR HPWH-50G
The ECO-AIR HPWH-50G is certified by ENERGY STAR at 855 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
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.
How the ECO-AIR HPWH-50G compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.6% less, ranking 75 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $47/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the ECO-AIR HPWH-50G on that list: DIYCOOL ACIQ-50G-HP-WH ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Eco-Logical ECO-50HPM1A ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the ECO-AIR lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters ECO-AIR makes, the HPWH-50G is the cheapest to run, $72/year less than ECO-AIR's priciest, the HPWH - 80G.
ECO-AIR HPWH-50G over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $161/year, the ECO-AIR HPWH-50G adds up to about $1,768 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
The ECO-AIR HPWH-50G already costs $161/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.