RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** at 831 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $156 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 RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 24.8% less, ranking 25 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $52/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** on that list: Lochinvar HPSA050KD 2** ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while State HPSX-50-DHPT 2** ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS lineup
Of the 28 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters RELIANCE WATER HEATERS makes, the 10-50-DHPTS 2** is the cheapest to run, $155/year less than RELIANCE WATER HEATERS's priciest, the 10-80-DHPTV 2**.
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** 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 RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** that long and it costs about $1,719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $156/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 25 of 596, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2** 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.