VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT Running Cost (Electric Water…
VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT: running cost
The VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,418 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $267 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 28.3% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 567 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 $59/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 GE Profile PJ80S10FPY01 ($266/yr, 1,417 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hubbell ME80HPT ($268/yr, 1,424 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
VAUGHN THERMAL makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 9 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ME50HPT at $176/yr, and its priciest, the ME120HPT-CN at $276/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT that long and it costs about $2,932 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The VAUGHN THERMAL MP120FHPT 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 $267/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $267/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
At rank 567 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. The 1,418 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.