What the Dreo DR-HDH003S costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Dreo DR-HDH003S at 271 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Dreo DR-HDH003S against the category
That's 28.3% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 119 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 $20/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Dreo Home DR-HDH003S ($51/yr, 271 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Dreo DR-HDH003S. GARVEE G-AD22PT ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Dreo's own models
Dreo sells 2 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $12/year under the DR-HDH004S, 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 Dreo DR-HDH003S is already efficient for its category at $51/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
At $51/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.