Running cost for the Fehom AHR1.5D
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fehom AHR1.5D at 290 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $55 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fehom AHR1.5D against the category
That's 23.3% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 217 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KESNOS AKE1.5D ($55/yr, 290 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fehom AHR1.5D. GARVEE SAYRAM-RCS25(Y)-N4-3-25 ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Fehom's own models
Fehom sells 5 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $41/year under the JD026L-150PM, 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 Fehom AHR1.5D is already efficient for its category at $55/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Fehom AHR1.5D already costs $55/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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. The 290 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.