What the Gasbye DryPrime-50-B costs to run
The Gasbye DryPrime-50-B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 525 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $99 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.
How the Gasbye DryPrime-50-B compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 38.9% above it, ranking 469 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $28/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gasbye DryPrime-50-B on that list: DuraComfort DH50PWM ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Gasbye DryPrime-50-W ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Gasbye's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the DryPrime-35-BP ($71/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DryPrime-50-W ($99/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.
Shopping for a new one
At $99/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the Gasbye DryPrime-50-B or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Gasbye DryPrime-50-B already costs $99/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 525 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 469 of 546, the Gasbye DryPrime-50-B 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.