Running cost for the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1**
At 1,341 kWh/yr, the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $252 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 John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 21.4% above it, ranking 504 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $44/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** on that list: John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing John Wood's own models
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters John Wood makes, the JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** costs the most to run, $80/year more than John Wood's cheapest, the JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-50LBTTP 1*.
What this adds up to over time
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $252/year, the John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** adds up to about $2,773 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 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 $252/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
The John Wood JWHPCO-45 1**+JWXST-66TTP 1** already costs $252/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 504 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.