Midea MAD35S1QGR-A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAD35S1QGR-A at 378 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $71 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 0% less, ranking 319 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $0/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MAD35S1QGR-A: Gasbye DryPrime-35-BP ($71/yr, 378 kWh/yr), then Midea MAD35S1QWT-A ($71/yr, 378 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 15 of Midea's 44 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the MAD20S1QWT ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDUDP-50AEN8-BB0 ($99/yr, its priciest).
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MAD35S1QGR-A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 378 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 319 of 546, the Midea MAD35S1QGR-A 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.