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¢/kWhAlaska28.21¢/kWhArizona15.18¢/kWhArkansas14.12¢/kWhCalifornia34.74¢/kWhColorado17.13¢/kWhConnecticut24.32¢/kWhDelaware19.29¢/kWhDistrict of Columbia24.39¢/kWhFlorida15.10¢/kWhGeorgia16.36¢/kWhHawaii52.72¢/kWhIdaho14.37¢/kWhIllinois19.89¢/kWhIndiana17.51¢/kWhIowa15.93¢/kWhKansas15.71¢/kWhKentucky14.26¢/kWhLouisiana13.49¢/kWhMaine29.59¢/kWhMaryland21.84¢/kWhMassachusetts29.61¢/kWhMichigan22.99¢/kWhMinnesota17.52¢/kWhMississippi14.88¢/kWhMissouri16.22¢/kWhMontana15.14¢/kWhNebraska13.25¢/kWhNevada13.11¢/kWhNew Hampshire27.01¢/kWhNew Jersey24.95¢/kWhNew Mexico15.06¢/kWhNew York29.49¢/kWhNorth Carolina14.74¢/kWhNorth Dakota14.12¢/kWhOhio19.19¢/kWhOklahoma14.33¢/kWhOregon16.32¢/kWhPennsylvania21.73¢/kWhRhode Island29.23¢/kWhSouth Carolina15.55¢/kWhSouth Dakota15.36¢/kWhTennessee14.07¢/kWhTexas15.94¢/kWhUtah13.37¢/kWhVermont24.44¢/kWhVirginia17.22¢/kWhWashington14.91¢/kWhWest Virginia15.45¢/kWhWisconsin19.56¢/kWhWyoming15.24¢/kWh