Running cost for the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150PM
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150PM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 522 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $98 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150PM against the category
That's 38.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 461 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 $27/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Amazon Basics B0GR2TN8YX ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150PM. Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150 ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom lineup
Among Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom's 16 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $45/year over the YDA-80, the brand's cheapest.
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 YDW-150PM runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $98/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $98/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 522 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 461 of 546, the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-150PM 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.