Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO: running cost
At 846 kWh/yr, the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $159 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.4% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 37 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 $49/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 PROH50 T2 FD400-30 ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Friedrich makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 4 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.
Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO over 11 years
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 FD400-SO that long and it costs about $1,750 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO is already efficient for its category at $159/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
$159/year to run is the predictable cost of the Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 846 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.