Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 Running Cost (Electric Water…
What the Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 costs to run
The Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,213 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $228 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.8% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 345 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 $20/year over 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 CPROPH80 T2 CD375-SO ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-SO ($228/yr, 1,213 kWh/yr).
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 42 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 PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 costs roughly $2,508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $228/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the Ruud PROUH80 T2 CD400-30 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 345 of 596, the Ruud PROUH80 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. The 1,213 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.