Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM at 900 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $169 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM against the category
That's 18.6% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 150 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 $39/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310UM ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM. Rheem PROUH65 T2 RH350UM ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 21 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.
What this adds up to over time
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 H65 T2 RU310BM that long and it costs about $1,861 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Ruud PRO H65 T2 RU310BM is already efficient for its category at $169/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 $169/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 900 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 150 of 596, the Ruud PRO H65 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.