What a dehumidifier costs to run in New York
New York homes use 884 kWh a year on a dehumidifier. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $34.55 to $383.80 a year across 83 published New York plans — a $349.25 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Cheapest 25 of 83 priced plans, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $34.55 | — | 3.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- All Zones Deliverytime-of-use · delivery charges only | $42.12 | +$7.57 | 10.1¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Service Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $51.48 | +$16.93 | 7.9¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [NYC]demand charge | $52.85 | +$18.30 | 11.0¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [Westchester]demand charge | $52.85 | +$18.30 | 11.0¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 12 Residential Service TOU-ESCOtime-of-use · delivery charges only | $58.68 | +$24.13 | 11.8¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 8 Residential - Day Night Service - ESCOflat rate · delivery charges only | $68.64 | +$34.09 | 11.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule Itime-of-use | $70.68 | +$36.13 | 12.8¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ESCO Retail Optionflat rate · delivery charges only | $74.16 | +$39.61 | 11.7¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Serviceflat rate · delivery charges only | $76.08 | +$41.53 | 11.6¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $77.26 | +$42.71 | 14.0¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $78.39 | +$43.84 | 14.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $82.25 | +$47.70 | 14.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RSSflat rate | $82.68 | +$48.13 | 13.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Atime-of-use | $82.80 | +$48.25 | 12.3¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $82.80 | +$48.25 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule IItime-of-use | $83.52 | +$48.97 | 15.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone D Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $83.52 | +$48.97 | 11.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $84.00 | +$49.45 | 12.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Ctime-of-use | $86.40 | +$51.85 | 12.7¢ |
| SC1- Zone B Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $86.64 | +$52.09 | 11.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone C Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $87.48 | +$52.93 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone E Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $87.60 | +$53.05 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $87.84 | +$53.29 | 12.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone F Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $92.04 | +$57.49 | 12.5¢ |
58 further schedules are published and priced but not listed here — mostly regional and seasonal variants of the plans above. The dearest of them costs $383.80 a year at this usage.
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $13.26 (Residential), dearest $147.19, a $133.93 spread
- Average — cheapest $34.55 (Residential), dearest $383.80, a $349.25 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $50.22 (Residential), dearest $558.09, a $507.87 spread
What a dehumidifier costs here
Across 83 plans priced in New York, a dehumidifier adds $34.55 to $383.80 a year — $2.88 to $31.98 a month. The median plan puts a dehumidifier at $150.57 a year.
Cheapest for a dehumidifier: Residential, City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company). Dearest: SC-1 Residential & Religious Vountary TOD (Rate II) - Zone J [NYC], Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc.
Those 884 kWh are billed at 3.9¢–43.4¢, against a 20.3¢ 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 23.1¢ per kWh.
What New York homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 884 kWh a year across 282 sampled homes that run one, near the national 999 kWh. The middle half spans 339 kWh to 1,286 kWh, so a dehumidifier varies by 947 kWh between one household and another.
Portable and whole-home dehumidifiers. That average covers homes with a dehumidifier — 26% of homes here, against 17% nationally.
That makes a dehumidifier about 13% of the electricity a New York home uses. The remaining 6,031 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.
By provider
On each New York provider's cheapest plan: City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company), $34.55; Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, $52.85; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, $70.68; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., $77.26; Long Island Power Authority, $122.47; New York State Elec & Gas Corp, $154.44.
New York State Elec & Gas Corp charges $119.89 a year more than City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 884 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a dehumidifier
A household in the lighter quarter runs a dehumidifier for 339 kWh a year and pays $13.26 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 1,286 kWh and pays $50.22 — $36.96 more for a dehumidifier on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for New York, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 83 New York 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 44.6995, -73.4529.