Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM at 915 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $172 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM against the category
That's 17.2% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 200 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 $36/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310UM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM. Rheem PROUH50 T2 RH350UM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Ruud's own models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 25 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 PRO H50 T2 RU310BM that long and it costs about $1,892 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM is already efficient for its category at $172/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
At $172/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 200 of 596, the Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310BM 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. The 915 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.