What the Greenlite GL-DEH50R32 costs to run
At 529 kWh/yr, the Greenlite GL-DEH50R32's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 504 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 $28/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 Greenlite GL-DEH50R32: Vissani VDHTL50P ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr), then Airecoler Sailing P155 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Within the Greenlite lineup
The Greenlite GL-DEH50R32 is the only dehumidifier from Greenlite that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dehumidifier category.
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
Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Greenlite GL-DEH50R32 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 529 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 504 of 546, the Greenlite GL-DEH50R32 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.