Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M costs to run
At 971 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $183 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M against the category
That's 12.1% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 268 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-MSO ($183/yr, 971 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M. Richmond 10E65-HP120MS ($183/yr, 971 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 29 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.
Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M over 11 years
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M costs roughly $2,008 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Ruud PROUH65 T0 RU120-M is already efficient for its category at $183/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 PROUH65 T0 RU120-M already costs $183/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. 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.