What the Amana AMND501BW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana AMND501BW at 520 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $98 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 37.6% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 439 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $27/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 dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Vissani VADA50P5HWT ($98/yr, 519 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Amana AMND501PBW ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr).
Comparing Amana's own models
Amana sells 2 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the AMND501PBW, its priciest.
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?
Running above the category average, $98/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $98/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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. The 520 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.