Amana AMND501PBW: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana AMND501PBW 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 440 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 Amana AMND501BW ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLACK+DECKER BDM50PWCDA ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among Amana's 2 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the AMND501BW, the brand's cheapest.
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
The Amana AMND501PBW 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 $98/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Amana AMND501PBW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 520 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 440 of 546, the Amana AMND501PBW 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.