ALORAIR Sentinel Pro35X: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the ALORAIR Sentinel Pro35X at 242 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 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
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 36% less, ranking 84 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 $26/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 ALORAIR Sentinel Pro35X: KNKA PRO PD30MA-20 ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr), then ARGENDON Sandidry Pro35C ($46/yr, 242 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers ALORAIR makes, the Sentinel Pro35X is the cheapest to run, $26/year less than ALORAIR's priciest, the Sentinel HD55S.
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.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the ALORAIR Sentinel Pro35X; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 242 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.