Running cost for the Insignia NS-DH50WH7
The Insignia NS-DH50WH7 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 512 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.4% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 403 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 $25/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 For living FADA50R5BCWT ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-DH50WH7-C ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NS-DH35WH7 at $72/yr, and its priciest, the NS-DH50WH7-C at $96/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
The Insignia NS-DH50WH7 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 $96/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$96/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-DH50WH7; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 403 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.