What the Midea MDUDMB-35AEN8-BB0F costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDUDMB-35AEN8-BB0F at 378 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 322 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 $0/year under 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 MC35MSKBA3RCM ($71/yr, 378 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ABESTORM Guardian SN55S ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 18 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 MDUDMB-35AEN8-BB0F 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MDUDMB-35AEN8-BB0F already costs $71/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
Ranked 322 of 546, the Midea MDUDMB-35AEN8-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. The 378 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.