Midea MAD50S1QWT-A: running cost
The Midea MAD50S1QWT-A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 515 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $97 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 416 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $26/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Midea MAD50PS1QWT-A ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 32 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 MAD50S1QWT-A 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MAD50S1QWT-A already costs $97/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 515 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 416 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.