SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T
At 375 kWh/yr, the SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $71 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
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.8% less, ranking 313 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 $1/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 SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T: KESNOS JD025N-120 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then SAHAUHY WTE120P-035P ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the SAHAUHY lineup
Ranked 2 of SAHAUHY's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the WTE80A-025T ($56/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WTE120P-035P ($71/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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 313 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.