What the Danby DDR050BL3BDB costs to run
At 525 kWh/yr, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $99 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 Danby DDR050BL3BDB compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 38.9% above it, ranking 466 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $28/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DDR050BL3BDB on that list: Coolworks TDUDP-50AEN8-BB0 ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while DuraComfort DH50PWB ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Danby lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Danby makes, the DDR050BL3BDB costs the most to run, $47/year more than Danby's cheapest, the DDR022BSWDB.
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
At $99/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the Danby DDR050BL3BDB or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $99/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. Ranked 466 of 546, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.