What the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1** at 923 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $174 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1** against the category
That's 16.5% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 236 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $34/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-50S 1** ($174/yr, 923 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1**. John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50T 1** ($174/yr, 923 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing John Wood's own models
John Wood makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 5 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50LBTTP 1* at $172/yr, and its priciest, the JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** at $252/yr.
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 John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1** that long and it costs about $1,909 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1** is already efficient for its category at $174/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$174/year to run is the predictable cost of the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50TTTP 1**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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. The 923 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.