What the YAUFEY AYD1.5D costs to run
At 290 kWh/yr, the YAUFEY AYD1.5D's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $55 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the YAUFEY AYD1.5D compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.3% less, ranking 230 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the YAUFEY AYD1.5D on that list: Waykar AFD1.5D ($55/yr, 290 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while DuraComfort DH25F ($55/yr, 291 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the YAUFEY lineup
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers YAUFEY makes, the AYD1.5D is the cheapest to run, $41/year less than YAUFEY's priciest, the JD026R-150PM.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $55/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $55/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.