Running cost for the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1**
At 1,306 kWh/yr, the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $246 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** against the category
That's 18.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 484 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 $38/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-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1**. Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Lochinvar's own models
Lochinvar makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 19 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.
Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** costs roughly $2,701 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $246/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 484 of 596, the Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** 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 1,306 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.