What the HUMILABS OL22-D076K costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the HUMILABS OL22-D076K at 267 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
HUMILABS OL22-D076K against the category
That's 29.4% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 114 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Nypeak D076A ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the HUMILABS OL22-D076K. ECZWXZ or CPHCPH OL22-D076FFN3B1/FE ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the HUMILABS lineup
Among HUMILABS's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $30/year over the OL12-D023F, the brand's cheapest.
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
The HUMILABS OL22-D076K is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The HUMILABS OL22-D076K already costs $50/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 114 of 546, the HUMILABS OL22-D076K 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 267 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.