What the Midea MDUDPA-35AEN8-BB0 costs to run
The Midea MDUDPA-35AEN8-BB0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 382 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 329 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 $1/year over 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 Coolworks TDUDPA-35AEN8-BB0 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Perfect aire 4PFD35 ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 44 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 19 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.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MDUDPA-35AEN8-BB0 is already efficient for its category at $72/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
Whether or not the Midea MDUDPA-35AEN8-BB0 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.