Danby DDR022BSWDB: running cost
The Danby DDR022BSWDB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 276 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $52 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 27% less, ranking 125 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $19/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Danby DDR022BSWDB: Bosch Dry 2000 ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr), then For living 143-0082-4 ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Danby makes, the DDR022BSWDB is the cheapest to run, $47/year less than Danby's priciest, the DDR050BL3BDB.
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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DDR022BSWDB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 276 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 125 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.