Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M costs to run
The Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,403 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $264 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 PROH80 T0 FD120-M compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 27% above it, ranking 554 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $56/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M on that list: U.S. Craftmaster HPHE2F80HD045VU 1 ($262/yr, 1,396 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-MSO ($264/yr, 1,403 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Friedrich lineup
Ranked 28 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 PROH80 T0 FD120-M that long and it costs about $2,901 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $264/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $264/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 554 of 596, the Friedrich PROH80 T0 FD120-M 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. The 1,403 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.