LG APHWC502D Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
LG APHWC502D: running cost
The LG APHWC502D is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,181 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $222 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG APHWC502D against the category
That's 6.9% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 302 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG APHWC502L ($222/yr, 1,181 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG APHWC502D. JETGLAS RE2HP65-1NCTT ($222/yr, 1,181 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 14 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 3 of 14 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the R5TT20F-SA0 (208V) at $163/yr, and its priciest, the APHWC801M at $239/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG APHWC502D costs roughly $2,442 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The LG APHWC502D is already efficient for its category at $222/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
$222/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG APHWC502D; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 302 of 596, the LG APHWC502D 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 1,181 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.