Senville SENWH-HP65 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Senville SENWH-HP65: running cost
At 1,240 kWh/yr, the Senville SENWH-HP65's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Senville SENWH-HP65 against the category
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 413 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Senville SENWH-HP65US ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Senville SENWH-HP65. Rinnai REHP65C ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Senville lineup
Senville makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SENWH-HP50 at $161/yr, and its priciest, the SENWH-HP65US at $233/yr.
What this adds up to over time
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $233/year, the Senville SENWH-HP65 adds up to about $2,564 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $233/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the Senville SENWH-HP65 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 413 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. The 1,240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.