Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30: running cost
At 846 kWh/yr, the Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30'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 44 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 Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH375-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr).
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 11 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30 costs roughly $1,750 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 44 of 596, the Rheem ECEPH50 T2 RH400-30 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 846 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.