State CSHP-50 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the State CSHP-50 2 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the State CSHP-50 2 at 883 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $166 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.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 20.1% less, ranking 133 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $42/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the State CSHP-50 2: RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTA 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr), then State HPAX-50-DHPT 2 ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of State's 34 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the HPSX-50-DHPT 2 ($156/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HPVX-80-DHPT 2 ($311/yr, its priciest).
State CSHP-50 2 over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $166/year, the State CSHP-50 2 adds up to about $1,826 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $166/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$166/year to run is the predictable cost of the State CSHP-50 2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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 883 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.