GSW WATER HEATERS GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-80TTP 1**: running cost
The GSW WATER HEATERS GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-80TTP 1** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,306 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $246 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 18.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 480 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 $38/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 GSW WATER HEATERS GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr).
Within the GSW WATER HEATERS lineup
GSW WATER HEATERS makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 11 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-50LBTTP 1** at $172/yr, and its priciest, the GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-66TTP 1** at $252/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 GSW WATER HEATERS GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-80TTP 1** that long and it costs about $2,701 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GSW WATER HEATERS GHPCO-45 1**+GXST-80TTP 1** 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 $246/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $246/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 1,306 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.