Rheem XE50T10H45U1 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Rheem XE50T10H45U1
At 846 kWh/yr, the Rheem XE50T10H45U1'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.
Rheem XE50T10H45U1 against the category
That's 23.4% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 49 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 $49/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Rheem XE50T10HS45U1 ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Rheem XE50T10H45U1. Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH400-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 16 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Rheem XE50T10H45U1 that long and it costs about $1,750 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Rheem XE50T10H45U1 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
A electric water heater like the Rheem XE50T10H45U1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 49 of 596, the Rheem XE50T10H45U1 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.