Rheem XE50T10HM00U0 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Rheem XE50T10HM00U0: running cost
The Rheem XE50T10HM00U0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,072 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $202 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.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 3% less, ranking 281 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $6/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Rheem XE50T10HM00U0: Rheem PROPH50 T0 RH120-MSO ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr), then Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0 ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 48 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $202/year, the Rheem XE50T10HM00U0 adds up to about $2,217 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $202/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Rheem XE50T10HM00U0 already costs $202/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,072 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.