What the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 1** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 1** at 1,306 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $246 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 18.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 485 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 $38/year over 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 Lochinvar LHPCO-45 1**+LXST-80TTP 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80G 1** ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 16 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
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 RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 1** that long and it costs about $2,701 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $246/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 1** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 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.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,306 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 485 of 596, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-80 1** 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.