What the Vissani VAD35S1AWTS costs to run
The Vissani VAD35S1AWTS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 383 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VAD35S1AWTS against the category
That's 1.3% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 347 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 $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VAD35S1BWTS ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VAD35S1AWTS. PELONIS PAD35C1DWTS ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 5 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 VAD35S1AWTS is already efficient for its category at $72/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 VAD35S1AWTS already costs $72/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.