VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC Running Cost (Electric Water…
VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC: running cost
At 1,296 kWh/yr, the VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $244 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.3% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 455 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $36/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Reclaim Energy MP120F-RC ($244/yr, 1,296 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Friedrich PROH80 T2 FD310BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
VAUGHN THERMAL makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 7 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ME50HPT at $176/yr, and its priciest, the ME120HPT-CN at $276/yr.
VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $244/year, the VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC adds up to about $2,680 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC 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 $244/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $244/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 455 of 596, the VAUGHN THERMAL MP120F-RC 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.