Hisense DHPA5026: running cost
At 526 kWh/yr, the Hisense DHPA5026's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $99 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 491 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 $28/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 Hisense DHMA5026 ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense HD5026TLP ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 22 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADH25K26 at $59/yr, and its priciest, the TLDH5026PW at $99/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.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Hisense DHPA5026 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 491 of 546, the Hisense DHPA5026 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. The 526 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.