What the ANDTE PD80K costs to run
The ANDTE PD80K is certified by ENERGY STAR at 265 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 29.9% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 111 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 $21/year under 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 Ludatido PD10C2-25 ($50/yr, 264 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bufanli OL22-D076FFN3B1/FE ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr).
Within the ANDTE lineup
Among ANDTE's 2 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $14/year over the PD50K, 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.
Shopping for a new one
The ANDTE PD80K is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the ANDTE PD80K; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 265 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.