Model
Danby DDR050BL3BDB
Rank #437 means 436 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 56th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 56% of those models.
What does the Danby DDR050BL3BDB cost to run per year?
Among the 519 dehumidifier models we track, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB's $97/yr running cost ranks it #437, in the pricier fifth of the class. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 56% of the models we track. The IEF figure of 2.01 on this model captures integrated energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Brothers 301090 at $97/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MAD50C1AWS-A at $97/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dehumidifier typically stays in service for somewhere around 8 years; over that span, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB's $97/yr adds up to roughly $776 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
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By the numbers
The Danby DDR050BL3BDB normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $97/yr, here is what the Danby DDR050BL3BDB adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB costs about $970. That is roughly $330 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Danby DDR050BL3BDB compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $97/yr, it runs about $33 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $78 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 49.74 pints/day, the Danby DDR050BL3BDB is a large dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, among dehumidifier models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Its IEF of 2.01, above the class median of 2.01, reflects integrated energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Integrated Energy Factor (IEF). IEF measures liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour; a higher IEF means less energy per pint of moisture removed for a given capacity.
- Water removal capacity (pints/day). A dehumidifier rated to remove more pints per day is built for a larger space or a more humid room, and generally draws more power to do it.
- Humidistat accuracy. A unit with a more precise humidistat cycles the compressor off once the target humidity is reached, rather than running continuously.
Common questions
Is the Danby DDR050BL3BDB cheap to run?
Its $97/yr running cost, rank #437 of 519, is above what most dehumidifier models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Danby DDR050BL3BDB cost per month?
About $8.12 a month, which is the $97 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 525 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $97 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Danby DDR050BL3BDB for its size?
56th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31682_DDR050BL3BDB_092420250617572_7990465View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Danby and DDR050BL3BDB are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.