Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-30 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-30 costs to run
At 846 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-30's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $159 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.4% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 62 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 $49/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 T2 CD400-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-SO ($159/yr, 846 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ruud's own models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 9 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 PROUH50 T2 RU375-30 that long and it costs about $1,750 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-30 is already efficient for its category at $159/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $159/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
Ranked 62 of 596, the Ruud PROUH50 T2 RU375-30 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. The 846 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.