Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Lochinvar CHPA-50 2: running cost
The Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 883 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $166 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 130 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 $42/year under 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 American HPA10250H045DV 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Lochinvar HPPA050KD 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr).
Within the Lochinvar lineup
Lochinvar makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 2 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HPSA050KD 2 at $156/yr, and its priciest, the HPV080KD 2 at $311/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $166/year, the Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 adds up to about $1,826 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 is already efficient for its category at $166/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
Whether or not the Lochinvar CHPA-50 2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.