Running cost for the Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A
At 855 kWh/yr, the Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $161 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A against the category
That's 22.6% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 78 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 $47/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A. Gridless AYHW50G ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kepler sells 3 certified electric water heaters; this one runs cheapest of them, $72/year under the AZMCHW-80VN3A, its priciest.
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 Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A that long and it costs about $1,768 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A is already efficient for its category at $161/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 855 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 78 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.