What the Midea MAD35C1AWS-A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAD35C1AWS-A at 388 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAD35C1AWS-A against the category
That's 2.6% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 351 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MDUDP-35AEN8-BB0 ($73/yr, 388 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAD35C1AWS-A. Keystone KSTAD354G ($73/yr, 388 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 23 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 MAD35C1AWS-A is already efficient for its category at $73/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
At $73/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 388 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.