Running cost for the Santa Fe 4047100
The Santa Fe 4047100 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 419 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 10.8% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 354 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Wellsle YDL12P ($78/yr, 413 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MDUDP-40AEN8-BB0 ($81/yr, 430 kWh/yr).
Comparing Santa Fe's own models
Santa Fe sells 4 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $145/year under the 4046180, 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $79/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
Whether or not the Santa Fe 4047100 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 354 of 546, the Santa Fe 4047100 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.