Gridless AYHW50G: running cost
At 855 kWh/yr, the Gridless AYHW50G's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $161 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 Gridless AYHW50G compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.6% less, ranking 77 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $47/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gridless AYHW50G on that list: Eco-Logical ECO-50HPM1A ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gridless lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters Gridless makes, the AYHW50G is the cheapest to run, $72/year less than Gridless's priciest, the AYHW80G.
Gridless AYHW50G over 11 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Gridless AYHW50G that long and it costs about $1,768 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $161/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the Gridless AYHW50G is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 77 of 596, the Gridless AYHW50G 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 855 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.