State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
State HPSX-80-DHPT 2: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 at 1,279 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $240 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 against the category
That's 15.7% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 442 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ASHPWH-65 ($242/yr, 1,289 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the State HPSX-80-DHPT 2. State HPAX-80-DHPT 2 ($240/yr, 1,279 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
State makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 17 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 HPSX-80-DHPT 2 over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 costs roughly $2,645 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $240/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The State HPSX-80-DHPT 2 already costs $240/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,279 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.