What the Aprilaire E080 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Aprilaire E080 at 632 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $119 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.
How the Aprilaire E080 compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 67.2% above it, ranking 534 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $48/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Aprilaire E080 on that list: MOISWELL Marshal WP160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while COSTWAY ES10429US-WH ($146/yr, 779 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Aprilaire's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Aprilaire makes, the E080 is the cheapest to run, $55/year less than Aprilaire's priciest, the E130.
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, $119/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Aprilaire E080 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.