Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-MSO Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-MSO
The Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-MSO is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,072 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $202 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 286 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 $6/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 Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-M ($202/yr, 1,072 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Friedrich PROH50 T0 FD120 ($203/yr, 1,082 kWh/yr).
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 32 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
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $202/year, the Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-MSO adds up to about $2,217 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Ruud PROUH50 T0 RU120-MSO is already efficient for its category at $202/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 $202/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.