What the Midea MAD20S1QWT costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAD20S1QWT at 249 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $47 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Midea MAD20S1QWT compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 34.1% less, ranking 86 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAD20S1QWT on that list: ARGENDON Sandidry Pro35C ($46/yr, 242 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MC20MSWBA3RCM ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Of the 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Midea makes, the MAD20S1QWT is the cheapest to run, $52/year less than Midea's priciest, the MDUDP-50AEN8-BB0.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for dehumidifiers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $47/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 249 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 86 of 546, the Midea MAD20S1QWT sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.