Running cost for the PELONIS PAD50P1ABLS
At 525 kWh/yr, the PELONIS PAD50P1ABLS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $99 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
PELONIS PAD50P1ABLS against the category
That's 38.9% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 476 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 $28/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Perfect aire 4PFD50 ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the PELONIS PAD50P1ABLS. Midea MDUDP-50AEN8-BB0 ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among PELONIS's 5 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $47/year over the PAD22C1DWT, the brand's cheapest.
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
Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$99/year to run is the predictable cost of the PELONIS PAD50P1ABLS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 525 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.