For living FDA35CBWCM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the For living FDA35CBWCM at 383 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $72 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
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 339 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 $1/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 For living FDA35CBWCM: Comfort Aire BHD-35C ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-DH35WH7 ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of For living's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the 143-0082-4 ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FADA50R5BCWT ($96/yr, 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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $72/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
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the For living FDA35CBWCM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 339 of 546, the For living FDA35CBWCM 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.