Running cost for the MOISWELL Defender MP145
The MOISWELL Defender MP145 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.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 40.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 519 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 $29/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 MOISWELL Defender M70 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is MOISWELL Defender MP70 ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Within the MOISWELL lineup
MOISWELL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 17 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the Defender M7R at $54/yr, and its priciest, the Marshal WP160 at $118/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.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The MOISWELL Defender MP145 already costs $100/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 530 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 519 of 546, the MOISWELL Defender MP145 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.