Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Lochinvar HPA068KD 1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 at 1,381 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $260 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 Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 25% above it, ranking 520 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $52/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 on that list: American HPHE10266H045DVN 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-66-DHPHTCTA 1 ($260/yr, 1,381 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Lochinvar lineup
Ranked 22 of Lochinvar's 26 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the HPSA050KD 2 ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HPV080KD 2 ($311/yr, its priciest).
Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 over 11 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Lochinvar HPA068KD 1 that long and it costs about $2,856 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Lochinvar HPA068KD 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 $260/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
$260/year to run is the predictable cost of the Lochinvar HPA068KD 1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,381 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.