Appliance Running Costs

What appliances really cost to run, computed from official ENERGY STAR and EIA data

What does a dehumidifier really cost to run?

Model-level answers computed from official data: 517 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers × real electricity rates for all 50 states + DC.

The spread is real money

$496 per year

difference between the cheapest-to-run certified model ($19/yr) and the most expensive ($515/yr) at the US average rate of 18.34¢/kWh

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All 517 models ranked by running cost — sortable by capacity, efficiency, and dollars/year.
Methodology — the formula and sources, shown in full.

Costs at your state's rate

Alabama16.40¢/kWh Alaska28.21¢/kWh Arizona15.18¢/kWh Arkansas14.12¢/kWh California34.74¢/kWh Colorado17.13¢/kWh Connecticut24.32¢/kWh Delaware19.29¢/kWh District of Columbia24.39¢/kWh Florida15.10¢/kWh Georgia16.36¢/kWh Hawaii52.72¢/kWh Idaho14.37¢/kWh Illinois19.89¢/kWh Indiana17.51¢/kWh Iowa15.93¢/kWh Kansas15.71¢/kWh Kentucky14.26¢/kWh Louisiana13.49¢/kWh Maine29.59¢/kWh Maryland21.84¢/kWh Massachusetts29.61¢/kWh Michigan22.99¢/kWh Minnesota17.52¢/kWh Mississippi14.88¢/kWh Missouri16.22¢/kWh Montana15.14¢/kWh Nebraska13.25¢/kWh Nevada13.11¢/kWh New Hampshire27.01¢/kWh New Jersey24.95¢/kWh New Mexico15.06¢/kWh New York29.49¢/kWh North Carolina14.74¢/kWh North Dakota14.12¢/kWh Ohio19.19¢/kWh Oklahoma14.33¢/kWh Oregon16.32¢/kWh Pennsylvania21.73¢/kWh Rhode Island29.23¢/kWh South Carolina15.55¢/kWh South Dakota15.36¢/kWh Tennessee14.07¢/kWh Texas15.94¢/kWh Utah13.37¢/kWh Vermont24.44¢/kWh Virginia17.22¢/kWh Washington14.91¢/kWh West Virginia15.45¢/kWh Wisconsin19.56¢/kWh Wyoming15.24¢/kWh