Midea MAD50PS1CWBL: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAD50PS1CWBL at 520 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $98 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAD50PS1CWBL against the category
That's 37.6% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 447 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 $27/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAD50S1OWWCM ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAD50PS1CWBL. Midea MAD50PS1BWT-C ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 39 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.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MAD50PS1CWBL 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 $98/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $98/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 447 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.