VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN at 1,424 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $268 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN against the category
That's 28.9% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 571 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 $60/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE Profile PF65S10FPY01 ($274/yr, 1,459 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN. VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT ($268/yr, 1,424 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VAUGHN THERMAL lineup
VAUGHN THERMAL makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 11 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ME50HPT at $176/yr, and its priciest, the ME120HPT-CN at $276/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN costs roughly $2,945 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $268/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80HPT-CN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,424 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 571 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.