Running cost for the MOISWELL Aegis H150
ENERGY STAR certifies the MOISWELL Aegis H150 at 530 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $100 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 40.2% above it, ranking 513 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 $29/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 MOISWELL Aegis H150: AVAHUM AM160P ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), then MOISWELL Aegis HP150 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Comparing MOISWELL's own models
Ranked 11 of MOISWELL's 24 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the Defender M7R ($54/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the Marshal WP160 ($118/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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $100/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.
If you're keeping it
$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the MOISWELL Aegis H150; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 530 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 513 of 546, the MOISWELL Aegis H150 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.