What the Dreo Home DR-HDH003S costs to run
The Dreo Home DR-HDH003S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 271 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 28.3% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 120 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $20/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Dreo DR-HDH003S ($51/yr, 271 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ALORAIR Helios D35 ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Dreo Home 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Dreo Home 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.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 271 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 120 of 546, the Dreo Home DR-HDH003S 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.