Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A costs to run
The Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 681 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $128 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
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 38.4% less, ranking 3 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 $80/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 Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A: Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-15 ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PF40S10FPY01 ($136/yr, 724 kWh/yr).
Within the Eco-Logical lineup
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters Eco-Logical makes, the OMNI-50HP1-1A is the cheapest to run, $105/year less than Eco-Logical's priciest, the ECO-80HPM1A.
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 OMNI-50HP1-1A that long and it costs about $1,408 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $128/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
The Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A is among the cheapest 596 electric water heaters tracked here to run, see the full Electric Water Heater category page for the rest of the range. How much of that ranking is rate rather than appliance is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 681 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.