Running cost for the AERIC AERD501PF
The AERIC AERD501PF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 502 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.8% above it, ranking 381 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $23/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the AERIC AERD501PF: AERIC AERD501P ($94/yr, 502 kWh/yr), then Honeywell Home DHM065R4000/U ($95/yr, 503 kWh/yr).
Within the AERIC lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers AERIC makes, the AERD501PF costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than AERIC's cheapest, the AERD501P.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for dehumidifiers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
The AERIC AERD501PF runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier 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 $94/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A dehumidifier like the AERIC AERD501PF 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 502 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 381 of 546, the AERIC AERD501PF sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.