Folanzy WTE80P-025T: running cost
The Folanzy WTE80P-025T is certified by ENERGY STAR at 299 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Folanzy WTE80P-025T against the category
That's 20.9% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 245 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 $15/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
JHS D025B-25Pt3 ($56/yr, 299 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Folanzy WTE80P-025T. Fehom JD025L-80 ($56/yr, 299 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Folanzy's own models
Folanzy sells 2 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $14/year under the WTE120P-035T, 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 Folanzy WTE80P-025T is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $56/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 299 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 245 of 546, the Folanzy WTE80P-025T 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.