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What dehumidifiers cost to run each year

The median ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifier uses 335 kWh a year on the standard federal test basis that ENERGY STAR reports. At the US average home electricity price that is $60 a year. The 543 certified models range from 105 to 2808 kWh.

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    The starting kWh is the median for ENERGY STAR certified models in that category. Not certified? Use the kWh on the yellow EnergyGuide label.

    Yearly cost by type

    Median model of each type, at 18.04 cents per kWh. Number of certified models in brackets.

    Portable Dehumidifier (519)$54
    Whole-home Dehumidifier (24)$113

    The 25 lowest energy models

    KEGIANKE-HY9DE003Portable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    KEGIANKE-HY9DE003-WPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    MountmanMM-HY9DE003Portable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    MountmanMM-HY9DE003-WPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    UthfyHY9DE003Portable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    UthfyHY9DE003-WPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    Dr. PrepareDDH12LAPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    CONCETTAAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    DUMOSAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    edxAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    GiannaAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    IULULUAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    JIOABLAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    KMFurnilaAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    NEWBULIGAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    OLIXISAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    SMUGAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    SUMELLAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    SweetcrispyAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    ZUNMOSAS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OLPortable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    UkokeUDH0125Portable Dehumidifier9.00105$19
    HUMILABSOL12-D023FPortable Dehumidifier9.00110$20
    BLACK+DECKERBDT08TWPortable Dehumidifier9.20117$21
    KESNOSCTH30BPortable Dehumidifier9.20117$21
    KESNOSCTH30EPortable Dehumidifier9.20117$21

    Small models use the least energy, so compare within the size you need. Use the search above to find any certified model.

    A typical dehumidifier in each state

    North Dakota$41
    Nebraska$43
    Idaho$43
    Louisiana$44
    Utah$44
    Nevada$45
    Arkansas$45
    Tennessee$46
    Oklahoma$46
    Kentucky$47
    Montana$47
    Missouri$47
    Wyoming$47
    Iowa$48
    Washington$48
    South Dakota$48
    North Carolina$50
    Mississippi$50
    Kansas$51
    Georgia$51
    New Mexico$51
    Arizona$52
    Florida$52
    Oregon$52
    West Virginia$52
    South Carolina$53
    Texas$54
    Minnesota$55
    Alabama$55
    Colorado$56
    Virginia$56
    Indiana$57
    Delaware$60
    Ohio$62
    Wisconsin$63
    Illinois$63
    Pennsylvania$70
    Maryland$71
    Michigan$71
    New Jersey$80
    Vermont$80
    District of Columbia$82
    Alaska$90
    New Hampshire$90
    Connecticut$92
    New York$96
    Rhode Island$99
    Maine$99
    Massachusetts$102
    California$108
    Hawaii$148

    Sources

    1. ENERGY STAR Certified Dehumidifiers, US EPA, ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026
    2. Form EIA-861M, monthly electric power sales and revenue by state (residential), US Energy Information Administration, checked 1 November 2026

    Model list as published by ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026. Electricity prices are the average residential price for September 2025 to August 2026.