State HPAX-50-DHPT 2**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the State HPAX-50-DHPT 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.
How the State HPAX-50-DHPT 2** compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 20.1% less, ranking 134 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $42/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the State HPAX-50-DHPT 2** on that list: State CSHP-50 2** ($166/yr, 883 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Rheem CPROPH65 T2 RH375-15 ($167/yr, 887 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the State HPAX-50-DHPT 2** that long and it costs about $1,826 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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
Whether or not the State HPAX-50-DHPT 2** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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.