GARVEE G-AD22PT: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GARVEE G-AD22PT at 268 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GARVEE G-AD22PT against the category
That's 29.1% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 118 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Dreo DR-HDH003S ($51/yr, 271 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GARVEE G-AD22PT. AUX ADT22V1 ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GARVEE lineup
GARVEE sells 5 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $44/year under the G-AD50PT, 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 GARVEE G-AD22PT is already efficient for its category at $50/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
Whether or not the GARVEE G-AD22PT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 118 of 546, the GARVEE G-AD22PT 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 268 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.