Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM costs to run
At 1,303 kWh/yr, the Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $245 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM against the category
That's 17.9% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 470 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 $37/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
A. O. Smith HPACO-45 1+AXST-80 1 ($246/yr, 1,306 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM. Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Ruud lineup
Ruud makes 51 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 49 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM that long and it costs about $2,695 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $245/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Ruud PROUH80 T2 RU350UM already costs $245/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,303 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 470 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.