STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH: running cost
The STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,240 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $233 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
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.2% above it, ranking 415 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 $25/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 STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH: Senville SENWH-HP65US ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr), then stream33 S33-HPWH80 ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters STEALTH makes, the ACIQ-80G-HP-WH costs the most to run, $72/year more than STEALTH's cheapest, the ACIQ-50G-HP-WH.
STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH 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 STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $233/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 STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 415 of 596, the STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.