Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Rheem XE40T10HM00U0
ENERGY STAR certifies the Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 at 780 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $147 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 against the category
That's 29.4% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 13 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 $61/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0 ($147/yr, 780 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Rheem XE40T10HM00U0. Rheem PROPH40 T0 RH120-MSO ($147/yr, 780 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 3 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 that long and it costs about $1,613 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 is already efficient for its category at $147/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $147/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 13 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.