RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTCTA 1**: running cost
At 902 kWh/yr, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTCTA 1**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $170 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.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 18.4% less, ranking 170 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $38/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTCTA 1**: RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-40-DHPTA 2** ($170/yr, 902 kWh/yr), then RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTNE 1** ($170/yr, 902 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of RELIANCE WATER HEATERS's 28 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the 10-50-DHPTS 2** ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 10-80-DHPTV 2** ($311/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTCTA 1** costs roughly $1,865 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $170/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPHTCTA 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 902 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.