Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Running cost for the Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM
At 900 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $169 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
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 18.6% less, ranking 153 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 $39/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 RU350UM: Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350BM ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr), then A. O. Smith CAHP-40 2 ($170/yr, 902 kWh/yr).
Within the Ruud lineup
Ranked 24 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).
Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $169/year, the Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM adds up to about $1,861 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $169/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $169/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 900 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 153 of 596, the Ruud PROUH65 T2 RU350UM 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.