Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30: running cost
The Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,184 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $223 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a electric water heater
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 7.1% above it, ranking 308 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $15/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30: Richmond 10CE65-HP5US30 ($223/yr, 1,184 kWh/yr), then Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-SO ($223/yr, 1,184 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ruud's own models
Ranked 34 of Ruud's 51 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the PROUH40 T2 CD400-15 ($121/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PROUH80 T0 RU120-MSO ($264/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30 costs roughly $2,449 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $223/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
$223/year to run is the predictable cost of the Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 308 of 596, the Ruud PROUH65 T2 CD400-30 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.