Running cost for the Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF
The Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF 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.
That $97 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 36.2% above it, ranking 417 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $26/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF: Midea MAD50S1QWT-A ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr), then Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0F ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 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.
Is it worth replacing?
At $97/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0BF ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 417 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. The 515 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.