What the Rheem PROUH80 T2 RH350UM costs to run
At 1,303 kWh/yr, the Rheem PROUH80 T2 RH350UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $245 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.9% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 466 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 $37/year over 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 PROUH80 T2 RH350BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud PRO H80 T2 RU310BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr).
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 73 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.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Rheem PROUH80 T2 RH350UM costs roughly $2,695 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $245/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 PROUH80 T2 RH350UM or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $245/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 1,303 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.