Running cost for the Hisense ADH50K26
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense ADH50K26 at 526 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 39.2% above it, ranking 481 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 Hisense ADH50K26: fridgemaster FMDH50PJX ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr), then Hisense ADH50KP26 ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 of Hisense's 27 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the ADH25K26 ($59/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TLDH5026PW ($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.
Weighing a replacement
The Hisense ADH50K26 runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $99/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$99/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense ADH50K26; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 526 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 481 of 546, the Hisense ADH50K26 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.