Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM costs to run
At 915 kWh/yr, the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $172 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.2% less, ranking 186 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $36/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM on that list: Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350BM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Giant GTHPCO-45 1+GTXST-50LBTTP 1 ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 of Friedrich's 29 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the PROH40 T0 FD120-M ($147/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PROH80 T0 FD120-MSO ($264/yr, its priciest).
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 Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM that long and it costs about $1,892 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $172/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD350UM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 186 of 596, the Friedrich PROH50 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.