Deye DYD-A10: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Deye DYD-A10 at 132 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $25 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Deye DYD-A10 against the category
That's 65.1% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 26 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 $46/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Shinco YDZ-12P/3 ($26/yr, 137 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Deye DYD-A10. Waykar PD160B-G ($23/yr, 122 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Deye's own models
Deye sells 2 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $23/year under the DYD-P30, its priciest.
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
The Deye DYD-A10 is already efficient for its category at $25/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Deye DYD-A10 already costs $25/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 26 of 546, the Deye DYD-A10 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. The 132 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.