Noritz NHP65 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Noritz NHP65
ENERGY STAR certifies the Noritz NHP65 at 974 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $183 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Noritz NHP65 against the category
That's 11.9% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 271 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT ($183/yr, 974 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Noritz NHP65. Hubbell ME65HPT ($183/yr, 974 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Noritz makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NHP50 at $176/yr, and its priciest, the NHP120 at $276/yr.
Noritz NHP65 over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $183/year, the Noritz NHP65 adds up to about $2,014 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Noritz NHP65 is already efficient for its category at $183/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 Noritz NHP65 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 271 of 596, the Noritz NHP65 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 974 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.