Rinnai REHP65W Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Rinnai REHP65W costs to run
At 1,234 kWh/yr, the Rinnai REHP65W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $232 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 Rinnai REHP65W compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 11.7% above it, ranking 374 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Rinnai REHP65W on that list: Rinnai REHP65CW ($232/yr, 1,234 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ASHPWH-80 ($233/yr, 1,238 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Rinnai lineup
Ranked 12 of Rinnai's 15 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the REHP50 ($159/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the REHP65C ($233/yr, its priciest).
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 Rinnai REHP65W that long and it costs about $2,552 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $232/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 Rinnai REHP65W or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Rinnai REHP65W already costs $232/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,234 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.