Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A: running cost
The Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,240 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A against the category
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 395 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A. JETGLAS RE2HP80*-1NCTT ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kepler makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AZMCHW-50VN3A at $161/yr, and its priciest, the AZMCHW-80VN3A at $233/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A costs roughly $2,564 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $233/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $233/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 395 of 596, the Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.