What a dehumidifier costs to run in Georgia
Georgia homes use 1,114 kWh a year on a dehumidifier. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $93.04 to $180.36 a year across 4 published Georgia plans — a $87.32 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge | $93.04 | — | 9.6¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use | $156.93 | +$63.89 | 15.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE TOU-REO-18 TIME OF USE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ONLYtime-of-use | $160.03 | +$66.99 | 14.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICEtime-of-use · tiered | $180.36 | +$87.32 | 16.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $30.76 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $59.64, a $28.88 spread
- Average — cheapest $93.04 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $180.36, a $87.32 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $148.79 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $288.48, a $139.69 spread
What a dehumidifier costs here
Across 4 plans priced in Georgia, a dehumidifier adds $93.04 to $180.36 a year — $7.75 to $15.03 a month. The median plan puts a dehumidifier at $158.48 a year.
Cheapest for a dehumidifier: SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE, Georgia Power Co. Dearest: SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, Georgia Power Co.
Those 1,114 kWh are billed at 8.4¢–16.2¢, against a 14.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 1.3¢ per kWh.
What Georgia homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 1,114 kWh a year across 56 sampled homes that run one, near the national 999 kWh. The middle half spans 368 kWh to 1,781 kWh, so a dehumidifier varies by 1,413 kWh between one household and another.
Portable and whole-home dehumidifiers. That average covers homes with a dehumidifier — 13% of homes here.
That makes a dehumidifier about 8% of the electricity a Georgia home uses. The remaining 12,157 kWh is what a dehumidifier is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of a dehumidifier
A household in the lighter quarter runs a dehumidifier for 368 kWh a year and pays $30.76 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 1,781 kWh and pays $148.79 — $118.03 more for a dehumidifier on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Georgia, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 4 Georgia tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 33.7490, -84.3880.