Running cost for the Dreo DR-HDH004S
ENERGY STAR certifies the Dreo DR-HDH004S at 335 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $63 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 11.4% less, ranking 261 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 $8/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 Dreo DR-HDH004S: Deciuu LIBRA-RCS32(Y)-N4-3 ($63/yr, 334 kWh/yr), then Dreo Home DR-HDH004S ($63/yr, 335 kWh/yr).
Within the Dreo lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Dreo makes, the DR-HDH004S costs the most to run, $12/year more than Dreo's cheapest, the DR-HDH003S.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $63/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
The Dreo DR-HDH004S already costs $63/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 261 of 546, the Dreo DR-HDH004S 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 335 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.