What the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50TG 1** costs to run
The RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50TG 1** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 923 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $174 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.5% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 244 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 $34/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 RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50T 1** ($174/yr, 923 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-50S 1** ($174/yr, 923 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 10 of 28 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 10-50-DHPTS 2** at $156/yr, and its priciest, the 10-80-DHPTV 2** at $311/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $174/year, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50TG 1** adds up to about $1,909 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50TG 1** is already efficient for its category at $174/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
$174/year to run is the predictable cost of the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-50TG 1**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 923 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.