GE Profile PJ65S10FPY01: running cost
The GE Profile PJ65S10FPY01 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,459 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $274 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 32% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 573 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $67/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is GE Profile PF65S10FPY01 ($274/yr, 1,459 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hubbell ME120HPT ($276/yr, 1,467 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among GE Profile's 18 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $138/year over the PF40S10FPY01, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
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 PJ65S10FPY01 that long and it costs about $3,017 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $274/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 GE Profile PJ65S10FPY01 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $274/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 573 of 596, the GE Profile PJ65S10FPY01 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.