Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO at 1,213 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $228 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO against the category
That's 9.8% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 321 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 $20/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH400-30 ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO. Friedrich PROH80 T2 FD400-SO ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 54 of 77 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PROPH40 T0 RH120-M at $147/yr, and its priciest, the XE80T10HMS00U0 at $264/yr.
Rheem CPROPH80 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 CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO that long and it costs about $2,508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $228/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Rheem CPROPH80 T2 RH375-SO ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 321 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 1,213 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.