Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0 costs to run
The Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 780 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $147 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 XE40T10HMS00U0 compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 29.4% less, ranking 14 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $61/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0 on that list: Rheem XE40T10HM00U0 ($147/yr, 780 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Richmond 10E40-HP120M ($147/yr, 780 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 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 XE40T10HMS00U0 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 XE40T10HMS00U0 that long and it costs about $1,613 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $147/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $147/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 14 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.