Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC: running cost
At 1,273 kWh/yr, the Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $239 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 425 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $32/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is LG APHWC801M ($239/yr, 1,272 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VAUGHN THERMAL MP80F-RC ($239/yr, 1,273 kWh/yr).
Within the Reclaim Energy lineup
Reclaim Energy sells 2 certified electric water heaters; this one runs cheapest of them, $4/year under the MP120F-RC, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC costs roughly $2,633 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC 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 $239/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Reclaim Energy MP80F-RC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a electric water heater, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.