Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-120: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-120 at 382 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 YDW-120 against the category
That's 1.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 334 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 YDY-120 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-120. Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-120 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 8 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.
Shopping for a new one
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-120 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. Ranked 334 of 546, the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-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.