Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A at 1,240 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A against the category
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 391 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Eco-Logical ECO-80HPM1A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A. ECO-AIR HPWH - 80G ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Eco-Logical's own models
Eco-Logical makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 5 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the OMNI-50HP1-1A at $128/yr, and its priciest, the ECO-80HPM1A 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 Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $233/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Eco-Logical ECO-65HPM1A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.