Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-120P: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-120P at 340 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $64 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 Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-120P compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.1% less, ranking 268 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-120P on that list: Aeocky RHEA-RCS32(Y)-N4-3 ($64/yr, 339 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-120P ($64/yr, 340 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's own models
Ranked 11 of Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's 27 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the UDZ1-80P ($53/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the YDZ1-50P/6P ($89/yr, its priciest).
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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $64/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 $64/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 340 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 268 of 546, the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-120P 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.