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Midea MAD22S1AWWT: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$52/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 276 kWh/yr, the Midea MAD22S1AWWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.

$0.14per day
$4.32per month
276kWh per year, certified

The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Midea MAD22S1AWWT against the category

That's 27% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 129 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $19/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Midea MAD22S1BWWT ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAD22S1AWWT. Glowells PD82A ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 4 of 44 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MAD20S1QWT at $47/yr, and its priciest, the MDUDP-50AEN8-BB0 at $99/yr.

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.

Shopping for a new one

The Midea MAD22S1AWWT is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The Midea MAD22S1AWWT already costs $52/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 129 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.