Noritz NHP80 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Noritz NHP80
The Noritz NHP80 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,424 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $268 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 Noritz NHP80 compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 28.9% above it, ranking 569 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $60/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Noritz NHP80 on that list: Hubbell ME80HPT ($268/yr, 1,424 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT ($268/yr, 1,424 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of Noritz's 4 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the NHP50 ($176/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the NHP120 ($276/yr, its priciest).
Noritz NHP80 over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $268/year, the Noritz NHP80 adds up to about $2,945 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Noritz NHP80 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 $268/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the Noritz NHP80 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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 1,424 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.