Senville SENWH-HP50 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Senville SENWH-HP50: running cost
At 855 kWh/yr, the Senville SENWH-HP50's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $161 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Senville SENWH-HP50 against the category
That's 22.6% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 87 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $47/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Senville SENWH-HP50US ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Senville SENWH-HP50. PolarWave ACIQ-50G-HP-WH ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Senville lineup
Senville sells 4 certified electric water heaters; this one runs cheapest of them, $72/year under the SENWH-HP65US, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $161/year, the Senville SENWH-HP50 adds up to about $1,768 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Senville SENWH-HP50 is already efficient for its category at $161/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $161/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 855 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 87 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.