VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT: running cost
At 974 kWh/yr, the VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $183 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 11.9% less, ranking 272 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 VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT: Noritz NHP65 ($183/yr, 974 kWh/yr), then VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT-CN ($183/yr, 974 kWh/yr).
Comparing VAUGHN THERMAL's own models
Ranked 3 of VAUGHN THERMAL's 13 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the ME50HPT ($176/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ME120HPT-CN ($276/yr, its priciest).
VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $183/year, the VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT adds up to about $2,014 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $183/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
$183/year to run is the predictable cost of the VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. 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.