Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120: running cost
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 382 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.
Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 against the category
That's 1.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 333 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
Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-120 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120. Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDA-120 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom's own models
Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 7 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the YDA-80 at $53/yr, and its priciest, the YDW-150PM at $98/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.
Weighing a replacement
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 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
Whether or not the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 333 of 546, the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 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 382 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.