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Water Heaters (Electric) · 421 certified models

Water Heaters (Electric) Under 24" Wide

Filtering to water heaters (electric) under 24" wide narrows the field to 421 of the 566 certified water heaters (electric) in this data, ranging $121–$292 a year at national-average electricity rates (median $174).

The 50 most efficient (of 421)

Water Heaters (Electric) Under 24" Wide, ranked by certified annual kWh
#ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
1Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD400-15643$121
2Rheem PROPH40 T2 RH375-15643$121
3Rheem PROPH40 T2 RH400-15643$121
4Rheem XE40T10H22U0643$121
5Rheem XE40T10H22U1643$121
6Richmond 10E40-HP515643$121
7Richmond 10E40-HP5U15643$121
8Ruud PROUH40 T2 RU375-15643$121
9Ruud PROUH40 T2 RU400-15643$121
10Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP1-1A681$128
11GE Profile PF40S10FPY01724$136
12Eco-Logical OMNI-50HP2-1A769$145
13GE Profile PH40S10BPY01773$146
14Friedrich PROH40 T0 FD120-M780$147
15Friedrich PROH40 T0 FD120-MSO780$147
16Rheem PROPH40 T0 RH120-M780$147
17Rheem PROPH40 T0 RH120-MSO780$147
18Rheem XE40T10HM00U0780$147
19Rheem XE40T10HMS00U0780$147
20Richmond 10E40-HP120M780$147
21Richmond 10E40-HP120MS780$147
22Ruud PROUH40 T0 RU120-M780$147
23Ruud PROUH40 T0 RU120-MSO780$147
24A. O. Smith HPS10-50H45DV 2831$156
25A. O. Smith HPSN10-50H45DV 2831$156
26A. O. Smith HPTS-50 2831$156
27American HPS10250H045DV 2831$156
28Lochinvar HPSA050KD 2831$156
29RELIANCE WATER HEATERS 10-50-DHPTS 2831$156
30State HPSX-50-DHPT 2831$156
31Bradford White RE2HP50**-1NCTT835$157
32JETGLAS RE2HP50*-1NCTT835$157
33Arctic Arctic-HP-Hot Water-KA06-50837$158
34PHNIX KA06-50837$158
35Navien NWP500S050AUMB840$158
36Rinnai REHP50844$159
37Rinnai REHP50BM844$159
38Rinnai REHP50C844$159
39Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-15846$159
40Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-30846$159
41Friedrich PROH50 T2 FD400-SO846$159
42Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH375-15846$159
43Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH375-30846$159
44Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH400-15846$159
45Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH400-30846$159
46Rheem PROPH50 T2 RH400-SO846$159
47Rheem XE50T10H22U0846$159
48Rheem XE50T10H22U1846$159
49Rheem XE50T10H45U0846$159
50Rheem XE50T10H45U1846$159

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Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run water heaters (electric) under 24" wide?
Among 421 certified models in this data, water heaters (electric) under 24" wide cost $121 to $292 a year to run at the U.S. average electricity rate (18.8¢/kWh) — a median of $174.
Do water heaters (electric) under 24" wide cost more or less than the average electric water heater?
The median model here runs $174 a year, 15% less than the $204 median across all certified water heaters (electric).
What's the cheapest model among water heaters (electric) under 24" wide?
The Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD400-15 costs about $121 a year at the U.S. average rate (643 kWh/yr) — the lowest certified figure in this group.
What does the certified annual-kWh figure assume for water heaters (electric)?
The certified annual kWh comes from the DOE Uniform Energy Factor test, which simulates a typical household's daily hot-water draw pattern. Only electric models (including heat-pump units) are listed — gas models burn gas, not kWh.

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