Running cost for the Santa Fe 4047300
ENERGY STAR certifies the Santa Fe 4047300 at 842 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $158 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Santa Fe 4047300 against the category
That's 122.8% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 538 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 $87/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
DEVERSE D025H-25Pt3 ($167/yr, 886 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Santa Fe 4047300. Aprilaire E100 ($154/yr, 821 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Santa Fe lineup
Santa Fe makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 4047100 at $79/yr, and its priciest, the 4046180 at $223/yr.
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
Running above the category average, $158/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $158/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 842 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.