What the Midea MAD50PE1QWT-S costs to run
At 515 kWh/yr, the Midea MAD50PE1QWT-S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $97 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAD50PE1QWT-S against the category
That's 36.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 413 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 $26/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAD50PS1BQGR ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAD50PE1QWT-S. Midea MAD50PE1QWT-B ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 29 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 MAD50PE1QWT-S runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $97/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A dehumidifier like the Midea MAD50PE1QWT-S is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 515 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 413 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.