MOISWELL Defender HP150: running cost
The MOISWELL Defender HP150 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 530 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
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 516 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 Defender HP150: MOISWELL Defender H150 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), then MOISWELL Defender M145 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Comparing MOISWELL's own models
Ranked 14 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.
Shopping for a new one
At $100/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 MOISWELL Defender HP150 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A dehumidifier like the MOISWELL Defender HP150 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 516 of 546, the MOISWELL Defender HP150 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 530 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.