Running cost for the Seasons SD22CA1
The Seasons SD22CA1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 278 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $52 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.
How the Seasons SD22CA1 compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 26.5% less, ranking 151 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Seasons SD22CA1 on that list: Perfect aire 3PFD22 ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Senville SENDH-22AEN1X ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Seasons makes, the SD22CA1 is the cheapest to run, $46/year less than Seasons's priciest, the SD50CP1.
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, $52/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
The Seasons SD22CA1 already costs $52/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 278 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 151 of 546, the Seasons SD22CA1 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.