Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30: running cost
At 859 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $161 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.3% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 94 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 $46/year under 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 Richmond 10CE40-HP5US30 ($161/yr, 859 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-SO ($161/yr, 859 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ruud's own models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 13 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
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30 costs roughly $1,776 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30 is already efficient for its category at $161/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
The Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30 already costs $161/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 94 of 596, the Ruud PROUH40 T2 CD400-30 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.