What the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1** costs to run
The Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,341 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $252 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1** against the category
That's 21.4% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 506 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 $44/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1**. Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Lochinvar's own models
Lochinvar makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 21 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
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1** costs roughly $2,773 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $252/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 Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
$252/year to run is the predictable cost of the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-66TTP 1**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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 1,341 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.