What the Vissani VAD50S1AWTS costs to run
The Vissani VAD50S1AWTS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 512 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $96 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 Vissani VAD50S1AWTS compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 35.4% above it, ranking 409 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VAD50S1AWTS on that list: Vissani VAD50PS1BWTS ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani VAD50S1BWTS ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 8 of Vissani's 13 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the VADA22A4HWT ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VDHTL50P ($99/yr, its priciest).
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
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani VAD50S1AWTS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 409 of 546, the Vissani VAD50S1AWTS 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 512 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.