LG APHWC801L Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the LG APHWC801L
The LG APHWC801L is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,272 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $239 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.1% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 423 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 $31/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 LG APHWC801D ($239/yr, 1,272 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG APHWC801M ($239/yr, 1,272 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 14 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 13 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 APHWC801L costs roughly $2,630 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $239/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG APHWC801L or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The LG APHWC801L already costs $239/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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 1,272 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.