Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM 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 PROUH50 T2 RU350BM against the category
That's 17.2% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 202 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 PROUH50 T2 RU350UM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM. Ruud PRO H50 T2 RU310UM ($172/yr, 915 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 27 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 PROUH50 T2 RU350BM costs roughly $1,892 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM already costs $172/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 202 of 596, the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU350BM 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.