GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 at 1,417 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 566 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 PJ80S10FPY01: GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 ($266/yr, 1,417 kWh/yr), then VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT ($267/yr, 1,418 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 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
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $266/year, the GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 adds up to about $2,930 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 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
Whether or not the GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 566 of 596, the GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 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. The 1,417 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.