Running cost for the Santa Fe 4046180
ENERGY STAR certifies the Santa Fe 4046180 at 1,188 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $223 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
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 214.3% above it, ranking 543 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 $152/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 Santa Fe 4046180: Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 ($192/yr, 1,023 kWh/yr), then CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1100* ($450/yr, 2,391 kWh/yr).
Comparing Santa Fe's own models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Santa Fe makes, the 4046180 costs the most to run, $145/year more than Santa Fe's cheapest, the 4047100.
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?
The Santa Fe 4046180 runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $223/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Santa Fe 4046180 already costs $223/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. The Santa Fe 4046180 is among the most expensive dehumidifiers tracked here to run, see the full Dehumidifier category page for cheaper alternatives.