Running cost for the Midea MDUDP-40AEN8-BB0
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDUDP-40AEN8-BB0 at 430 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $81 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 13.8% above it, ranking 355 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 $10/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 MDUDP-40AEN8-BB0: Santa Fe 4047100 ($79/yr, 419 kWh/yr), then PELONIS PAD40C1AWTS ($81/yr, 430 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 25 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?
Running above the category average, $81/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MDUDP-40AEN8-BB0 already costs $81/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 355 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.