GE Profile PK80S10FNY01 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the GE Profile PK80S10FNY01 costs to run
The GE Profile PK80S10FNY01 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,102 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $207 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.3% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 295 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 $1/year under 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 PH80S10BNY01 ($207/yr, 1,102 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PH80S10BPY01 ($212/yr, 1,127 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
GE Profile makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 10 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 PK80S10FNY01 that long and it costs about $2,279 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The GE Profile PK80S10FNY01 is already efficient for its category at $207/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $207/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,102 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.