LG APHWC802L Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
LG APHWC802L: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG APHWC802L at 1,210 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $227 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 LG APHWC802L compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.5% above it, ranking 317 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $20/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG APHWC802L on that list: LG APHWC802D ($227/yr, 1,210 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG APHWC802M ($227/yr, 1,210 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 7 of LG's 14 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the R5TT20F-SA0 (208V) ($163/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the APHWC801M ($239/yr, its priciest).
LG APHWC802L over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG APHWC802L costs roughly $2,502 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG APHWC802L 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 $227/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG APHWC802L ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 317 of 596, the LG APHWC802L 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 1,210 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.