Running cost for the State HPAX-80-DHPT 2**
At 1,279 kWh/yr, the State HPAX-80-DHPT 2**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $240 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.7% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 441 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $33/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is State CSHP-80 2** ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is State HPSX-80-DHPT 2** ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
State makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 16 of 34 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HPSX-50-DHPT 2** at $156/yr, and its priciest, the HPVX-80-DHPT 2** at $311/yr.
State HPAX-80-DHPT 2** over 11 years
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-80-DHPT 2** that long and it costs about $2,645 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $240/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 State HPAX-80-DHPT 2** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the State HPAX-80-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.
The data behind this page
At rank 441 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 1,279 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.