Running cost for the SMUG AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL
The SMUG AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 257 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $48 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 32% less, ranking 103 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 $23/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 SMUG AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL: OLIXIS AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr), then SUMELL AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr).
Within the SMUG lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers SMUG makes, the AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL costs the most to run, $29/year more than SMUG's cheapest, the AS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OL.
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, $48/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 SMUG AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL 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
Ranked 103 of 546, the SMUG AS-CSJ72XK-5WT-OL 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. The 257 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.