stream33 S33-HPWH80 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the stream33 S33-HPWH80
At 1,240 kWh/yr, the stream33 S33-HPWH80's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
stream33 S33-HPWH80 against the category
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 416 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Navien NWP500S065AUMB ($234/yr, 1,245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the stream33 S33-HPWH80. STEALTH ACIQ-80G-HP-WH ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among stream33's 2 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $72/year over the S33-HPWH50, the brand's cheapest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the stream33 S33-HPWH80 costs roughly $2,564 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 stream33 S33-HPWH80 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$233/year to run is the predictable cost of the stream33 S33-HPWH80; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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.