GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the GE Profile PH65S10BPY01
The GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,154 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $217 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 against the category
That's 4.4% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 299 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 $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bradford White RE2HP65-1NCTT ($222/yr, 1,181 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PH65S10BPY01. GE Profile PH65S10BNY01 ($217/yr, 1,154 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
GE Profile makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 14 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PF40S10FPY01 at $136/yr, and its priciest, the PJ65S10FPY01 at $274/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 GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 that long and it costs about $2,386 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 is already efficient for its category at $217/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE Profile PH65S10BPY01 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 299 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.