MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT: running cost
The MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 472 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $89 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 24.9% above it, ranking 362 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 $18/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 MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT: Waykar CTH150PD ($89/yr, 471 kWh/yr), then Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6 ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers MegaLight makes, the PD-HPC750-WT costs the most to run, $36/year more than MegaLight's cheapest, the PD-MPC720-WT.
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
At $89/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A dehumidifier like the MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 362 of 546, the MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT 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 472 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.