Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO: running cost
The Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,072 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $202 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO against the category
That's 3% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 278 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Rheem PROPH50 T0 RH120-M ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO. Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-M ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Friedrich lineup
Friedrich makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 20 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
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO costs roughly $2,217 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO is already efficient for its category at $202/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120-MSO already costs $202/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 1,072 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.