Running cost for the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-66-DHPTV 2**
The RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-66-DHPTV 2** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,550 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $291 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
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 40.3% above it, ranking 587 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 $84/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 10-66-DHPTV 2**: RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTV 2** ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr), then State HPVX-50-DHPT 2** ($291/yr, 1,550 kWh/yr).
Comparing RELIANCE WATER HEATERS's own models
Ranked 27 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
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $291/year, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-66-DHPTV 2** adds up to about $3,205 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $291/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-66-DHPTV 2** already costs $291/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 587 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.