What the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 at 500 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $94 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.
How the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 178 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 on that list: Hykolity ACB-2622 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Keystone KSTAW101WA ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Keplerx's own models
Ranked 2 of Keplerx's 6 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the KARC8RSVE1 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KBRC24RSVE2 ($254/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 costs roughly $940 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 178 of 447, the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.