GE Profile PH40S10BPY01 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the GE Profile PH40S10BPY01
At 773 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PH40S10BPY01's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $145 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 GE Profile PH40S10BPY01 compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 30% less, ranking 7 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $62/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Profile PH40S10BPY01 on that list: Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP2-1A ($145/yr, 769 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PK50S10FNY01 ($145/yr, 773 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 3 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).
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 GE Profile PH40S10BPY01 that long and it costs about $1,599 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $145/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
At $145/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 773 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.