Running cost for the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100
ENERGY STAR certifies the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 at 2,391 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $450 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 532.5% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 545 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $378/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1100* ($450/yr, 2,391 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Healthy Climate HCWHD#-130 ($528/yr, 2,808 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Healthy Climate makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HCWHD#-080 at $192/yr, and its priciest, the HCWHD#-130 at $528/yr.
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 $450/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 Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $450/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
The Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 is among the most expensive dehumidifiers tracked here to run, see the full Dehumidifier category page for cheaper alternatives. The 2,391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.