MOISWELL Defender SP60: running cost
At 285 kWh/yr, the MOISWELL Defender SP60's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MOISWELL Defender SP60 against the category
That's 24.6% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 209 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MOISWELL Defender SP60R ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MOISWELL Defender SP60. MOISWELL Defender S60R ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing MOISWELL's own models
MOISWELL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 7 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.
Weighing a replacement
The MOISWELL Defender SP60 is already efficient for its category at $54/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the MOISWELL Defender SP60 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 285 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.