What the AUX ADT50V1 costs to run
The AUX ADT50V1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 504 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $95 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
AUX ADT50V1 against the category
That's 33.3% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 383 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GARVEE G-AD50PT ($95/yr, 504 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the AUX ADT50V1. Honeywell Home DHM065R4000/U ($95/yr, 503 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among AUX's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $44/year over the ADT22V1, 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
Running above the category average, $95/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.
Protecting what you have
At $95/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.