What the Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A costs to run
At 1,240 kWh/yr, the Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $233 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 Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.2% above it, ranking 396 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A on that list: Kepler AZMCHW-65VN3A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Kepler's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters Kepler makes, the AZMCHW-80VN3A costs the most to run, $72/year more than Kepler's cheapest, the AZMCHW-50VN3A.
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-80VN3A that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the Kepler AZMCHW-80VN3A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 1,240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.