Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO costs to run
At 1,213 kWh/yr, the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $228 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.8% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 340 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $20/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-30 ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud CPROPH65 T2 CD375-30 ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ruud's own models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 37 of 51 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PROUH40 T2 CD400-15 at $121/yr, and its priciest, the PROUH80 T0 RU120-MSO at $264/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO costs roughly $2,508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $228/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 340 of 596, the Ruud CPROPH40 T2 CD375-SO 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.