Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120 Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120: running cost
At 1,082 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $203 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.1% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 292 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 $4/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 10E50-HP120 ($203/yr, 1,082 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PH50S10BNY01 ($207/yr, 1,102 kWh/yr).
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 33 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 PROUH50 T0 RU120 that long and it costs about $2,238 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120 is already efficient for its category at $203/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
$203/year to run is the predictable cost of the Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 292 of 596, the Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120 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.