What the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT costs to run
At 276 kWh/yr, the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $52 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.
How the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 27% less, ranking 136 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT on that list: OMNI MAX ODA22M1WGAHW ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while PELONIS PAD22C1DWTS ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the PELONIS lineup
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers PELONIS makes, the PAD22C1DWT is the cheapest to run, $47/year less than PELONIS's priciest, the PAD50P1ABLS.
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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 276 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 136 of 546, the PELONIS PAD22C1DWT 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.