Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P
The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P is certified by ENERGY STAR at 475 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $89 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 25.7% above it, ranking 368 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $18/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P: Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr), then Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6 ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).
Comparing Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's own models
Ranked 21 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $89/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $89/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 368 of 546, the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P 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. The 475 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.