What the Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM costs to run
At 378 kWh/yr, the Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM against the category
That's 0% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 321 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 $0/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MDUDMB-35AEN8-BB0F ($71/yr, 378 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM. Midea MAD35S1QWT-A ($71/yr, 378 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 17 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM is already efficient for its category at $71/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
Whether or not the Midea MC35MSKBA3RCM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.