Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0: running cost
At 1,072 kWh/yr, the Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $202 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0 against the category
That's 3% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 282 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Richmond 10E50-HP120M ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0. Rheem XE50T10HM00U0 ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 49 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 XE50T10HMS00U0 that long and it costs about $2,217 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0 is already efficient for its category at $202/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
$202/year to run is the predictable cost of the Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 282 of 596, the Rheem XE50T10HMS00U0 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.