Running cost for the Hisense DH3526K1W
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense DH3526K1W at 363 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $68 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
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 4% less, ranking 295 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 $3/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 DH3526K1W: Hisense DH3523MEW ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), then Hisense DHMA3526 ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense DH3526K1W already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 363 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 295 of 546, the Hisense DH3526K1W 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.