Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO: running cost
The Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO is certified by ENERGY STAR at 846 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $159 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 Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.4% less, ranking 38 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $49/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO on that list: Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH400-30 ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Rheem's 77 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the PROPH40 T0 RH120-M ($147/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the XE80T10HMS00U0 ($264/yr, its priciest).
Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-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 Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO that long and it costs about $1,750 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $159/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
A electric water heater like the Rheem CPROPH50 T2 RH375-SO is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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.