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NAVIEN NWP500S050AUMB

3.85 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
A

Grade A: where this UEF sits among the 426 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).

If you are verifying the NAVIEN NWP500S050AUMB, this electric tank uses 844 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That figure sits 2,687 kWh below its class median of 3,531 kWh, ranking 13th lowest of 426 models.


Energy use per year

844 kWh a year

Computed by this site from the registry's UEF and the federal test's daily hot-water draw for this draw pattern. What it costs depends on the electricity rate where you live.

That is below the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 13 of 426, lowest energy first.

This model: 844 kWh

Solid line: this model (844 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 kWh

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
3.85 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
65 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
45 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2025-04-30 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Refrigerant and GWP (ENERGY STAR) the refrigerant a heat pump unit uses and its global warming potential, a leak's climate effect relative to carbon dioxide (CO2 = 1)
R-134a, GWP 1430 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$3,036–$4,500 installed

Not a quote — a modeled range of what installers have charged for this class of unit; your price will vary with labor rates, access, and local code requirements.

Escalation indexes: equipment (BLS PPI) latest available: August 2026; labor (BLS ECI) latest available: April 2026 to June 2026.

NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01

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Safety record

No CPSC recall names this model.

Checked against the CPSC recall database. CPSC does not publish a model-level match for this product category, so this list is curated by hand from the manufacturer's recall filings.

CPSC · 2026-09-24

Does it fit your space?

Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.

Compressor operating range (ENERGY STAR)
the air temperatures around the unit in which its heat pump runs; outside this range the heat pump stops
Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
  • Ambient temperatureEnter your numbers41°F min, 113°F max
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers21.8" ⌀
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers240V, 23A max
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The 844 kWh figure is computed by this site, not taken from the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. This model lists a UEF of 3.85. The medium pattern represents a typical household of a few people on a busy morning. A home that draws more hot water than the test assumes will use more electricity than 844 kWh. A home that draws less will use less. The UEF comes from the DOE Compliance Certification Database (CCD), retrieved 2026-09-19. The steps are set out on the page explaining how the annual cost is calculated.

The comparison class is the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. Their median is 3,531 kWh a year, and this model sits 2,687 kWh below it, 13th lowest of 426. It also lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 65 gallons. Its rated volume is 45 gallons. The ranking applies to homes whose daily use resembles the medium pattern. For homes whose busiest hour needs more than 65 gallons, performance is not available in this data. Homes that need a different fuel or size can use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.

No running cost appears in this text, because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The cost calculator for your own ZIP applies your area's electricity rate to 844 kWh. Applying the same rate to the class median of 3,531 kWh shows the gap on your own bill. The installed price range on this page is shown in its own block with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. If you are matching a replacement for the NWP500S050AUMB, the same-class replacement search by model number lists models from the same class.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


Keep going

UEF 3.85 · Grade A Price it on your ZIP