Running cost for the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150PM
ENERGY STAR certifies the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150PM at 522 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $98 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 38.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 453 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $27/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150 ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150 ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr).
Comparing waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom's own models
waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 8 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the YDA-32A at $26/yr, and its priciest, the YDZ-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
At $98/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150PM or its replacement.
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.
The data behind this page
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. The 522 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.