Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $96 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.
How the Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 35.4% above it, ranking 406 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F on that list: Midea MDA50C4AWWCM ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 27 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.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$96/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 512 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 406 of 546, the Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F 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.