Running cost for the AVAHUM AM160P
At 530 kWh/yr, the AVAHUM AM160P's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 40.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 512 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 $29/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 AVAHUM AM160 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is MOISWELL Aegis H150 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Within the AVAHUM lineup
Among AVAHUM's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $4/year over the AM150P, 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 AVAHUM AM160P 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 $100/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A dehumidifier like the AVAHUM AM160P is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
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.