Running cost for the Vissani VAD25S1BWTS
At 283 kWh/yr, the Vissani VAD25S1BWTS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $53 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25.1% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 178 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 $18/year under 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 Vissani VAD25S1AWTS ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Waykar CTH80D ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 4 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VADA22A4HWT at $52/yr, and its priciest, the VDHTL50P at $99/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
The Vissani VAD25S1BWTS is already efficient for its category at $53/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
The Vissani VAD25S1BWTS already costs $53/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 178 of 546, the Vissani VAD25S1BWTS 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.