What the PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH at 855 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $161 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.6% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 86 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $47/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Perfect aire 1PAWH50G ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Senville SENWH-HP50 ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr).
Within the PolarWave lineup
PolarWave sells 2 certified electric water heaters; this one runs cheapest of them, $72/year under the ACIQ-80G-HP-WH, its priciest.
PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH 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 PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH that long and it costs about $1,768 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH is already efficient for its category at $161/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
A electric water heater like the PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 86 of 596, the PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH 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 855 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.