GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01
The GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,417 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $266 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 28.2% above it, ranking 565 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 $59/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 GE Profile PF80S10FPY01: Carnot Labs, Inc. N51 ($264/yr, 1,404 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 ($266/yr, 1,417 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 15 of GE Profile's 18 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the PF40S10FPY01 ($136/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PJ65S10FPY01 ($274/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 costs roughly $2,930 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 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 $266/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 565 of 596, the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 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.