What a dehumidifier costs to run, by state
Portable and whole-home dehumidifiers.
Figures cover homes with a dehumidifier. Each is the difference a dehumidifier makes to a year’s bill on the cheapest and dearest published plan in that state, not a rate multiplied by a wattage.
Pilot data. 450 tariffs from 45 utilities, retrieved September 2, 2026. This is a sample, not national coverage — a utility missing here is one that has not been indexed yet.
| State | Used per year | Cheapest plan | Dearest plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Yorknot indexed | 884 kWh | $34.55 | $383.80 |
| Minnesotanot indexed | 715 kWh | $62.10 | $115.80 |
| Massachusettsnot indexed | 716 kWh | $68.64 | $242.40 |
| Virginianot indexed | 960 kWh | $71.98 | $236.53 |
| New Jerseynot indexed | 1,125 kWh | $77.52 | $307.92 |
| Texasnot indexed | 1,197 kWh | $81.43 | $215.52 |
| Ohio | 1,195 kWh | $84.19 | $117.84 |
| Georgianot indexed | 1,114 kWh | $93.04 | $180.36 |
| Illinois | 888 kWh | $94.56 | $94.56 |
| Pennsylvanianot indexed | 1,045 kWh | $104.40 | $234.36 |
| Californianot indexed | 705 kWh | $108.84 | $365.46 |
| North Carolinanot indexed | 1,480 kWh | $129.13 | $215.60 |
| Michigannot indexed | 1,021 kWh | $143.76 | $251.52 |
| Floridanot indexed | 1,436 kWh | $188.52 | $229.81 |