Running cost for the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150
At 522 kWh/yr, the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
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 YDZ-150 against the category
That's 38.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 454 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
waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150PM ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150. waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150PM ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom's own models
waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 9 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.
Shopping for a new one
The waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150 already costs $98/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 522 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 454 of 546, the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-150 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.