Richmond PROE38 S2 RH BCG
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 426 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
If you are checking the Richmond PROE38 S2 RH BCG, it uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the federal test's medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals its class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh, among the 426 electric tank models registered at the medium draw pattern.
Energy use per year
3,531 kWh a year
Computed by this site from the registry's UEF and the federal test's daily hot-water draw for this draw pattern. What it costs depends on the electricity rate where you live.
That is equal to the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 213 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (3,531 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 kWh
What it costs to run where you live
What the registry files
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
- 0.92 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
- 51 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 35 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,576–$1,777 installed
Not a quote — a modeled range of what installers have charged for this class of unit; your price will vary with labor rates, access, and local code requirements.
Escalation indexes: equipment (BLS PPI) latest available: August 2026; labor (BLS ECI) latest available: April 2026 to June 2026.
NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01Safety record
No CPSC recall names this model.
Checked against the CPSC recall database. CPSC does not publish a model-level match for this product category, so this list is curated by hand from the manufacturer's recall filings.
CPSC · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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What this brand files, by heater type.
UEF 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
This site calculated the 3,531 kWh figure; the registry does not list it. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. For this unit, the UEF is 0.92. The registry values come from the DOE CCD and were retrieved on 2026-09-19. At that draw, the unit ranks 213th for lowest energy use among the 426 models in its class. With a difference of 0 kWh from the median, it sits in the middle of the class, not toward either end. The steps behind the figure are on the page explaining how the annual cost is calculated. A household that uses more or less hot water than the test assumes will use a different amount of energy. That amount is not available here.
The 3,531 kWh figure applies to a household whose daily hot-water use is close to the medium draw pattern. The unit's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 51 gallons. Its rated volume is 35 gallons. A household that needs more than 51 gallons in its busiest hour is outside what this rating covers. For that household, the yearly figure also describes less use than it actually has, because its daily draw is higher than the test draw. A household with lighter use than the test draw is not described by this figure either. To compare other units at a different size or fuel, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size. To check units that share this class, use the same-class replacement search by model number.
The running cost of the 3,531 kWh a year is not stated in this text. It depends on the reader's own utility electricity tariff, and this site does not know that rate. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local rate to this model's yearly electricity use. Because the unit sits at the class median of 3,531 kWh, its running cost at any given rate matches that of a median model in its class. A cost for a household that uses a different amount of hot water than the medium draw pattern is not available. The installed price appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. That figure is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote from an installer.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19