Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM
At 879 kWh/yr, the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $165 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.5% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 114 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 $42/year under 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 Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM ($165/yr, 879 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Rheem CPROPH40 T2 RH350BM ($165/yr, 879 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Friedrich makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 8 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PROH40 T0 FD120-M at $147/yr, and its priciest, the PROH80 T0 FD120-MSO at $264/yr.
What this adds up to over time
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $165/year, the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM adds up to about $1,818 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM is already efficient for its category at $165/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$165/year to run is the predictable cost of the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 114 of 596, the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM 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.