What the State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** costs to run
At 1,341 kWh/yr, the State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $252 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 SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 21.4% above it, ranking 509 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $44/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** on that list: RELIANCE WATER HEATERS RHPCO-45 1**+RXST-66G 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66G 1** ($252/yr, 1,341 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing State's own models
Ranked 22 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 SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** 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 SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** that long and it costs about $2,773 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The State SHPCO-45 1**+SXST-66 1** 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 $252/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $252/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.