State HPSX-50-DHPT 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the State HPSX-50-DHPT 2 costs to run
At 831 kWh/yr, the State HPSX-50-DHPT 2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $156 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 24.8% less, ranking 26 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 $52/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 HPSX-50-DHPT 2: RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2 ($156/yr, 831 kWh/yr), then Bradford White RE2HP50-1NCTT ($157/yr, 835 kWh/yr).
Comparing State's own models
Of the 34 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters State makes, the HPSX-50-DHPT 2 is the cheapest to run, $155/year less than State's priciest, the HPVX-80-DHPT 2.
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 HPSX-50-DHPT 2 that long and it costs about $1,719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $156/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
At $156/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 831 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.