Ruud CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Ruud CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ruud CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO at 1,213 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 344 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 CPROPH80 T2 CD375-30 ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 41 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Ruud CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO that long and it costs about $2,508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Ruud CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $228/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Ruud CPROPH80 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. At rank 344 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.