What the TCL T25DC3S costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL T25DC3S at 291 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $55 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T25DC3S against the category
That's 23% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 237 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 $16/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL W25D93 ($55/yr, 291 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T25DC3S. TCL H25D44W ($55/yr, 291 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 3 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T25DC9R at $53/yr, and its priciest, the T50DC9SPB at $100/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.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL T25DC3S is already efficient for its category at $55/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the TCL T25DC3S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 237 of 546, the TCL T25DC3S 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 291 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.