Model
Ge ADSE50X**#
Rank #412 means 411 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 68th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 68% of those models.
What does the Ge ADSE50X**# cost to run per year?
At roughly $96 a year to run, ranking #412 of 519, the Ge ADSE50X**# costs more than the typical dehumidifier model we track. Size-adjusted, this model beats 68% of dehumidifier models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. At a IEF of 2.01, its integrated energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MDUDP-50AEN8-BB0B at $96/yr runs a little cheaper and the Vissani VADA50P5HWT at $96/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dehumidifier typically stays in service for somewhere around 8 years; over that span, the Ge ADSE50X**#'s $96/yr adds up to roughly $768 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge ADSE50X**# normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $96/yr, here is what the Ge ADSE50X**# adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge ADSE50X**# costs about $960. That is roughly $320 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Ge ADSE50X**# compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $96/yr, it runs about $32 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $77 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 49.64 pints/day, the Ge ADSE50X**# is a large dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, and larger dehumidifier models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. The IEF of 2.01 on this model, above the class median of 2.01, measures integrated energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's IEF if capacity is similar.
- Integrated Energy Factor (IEF). IEF measures liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour; a higher IEF means less energy per pint of moisture removed for a given capacity.
- Water removal capacity (pints/day). A dehumidifier rated to remove more pints per day is built for a larger space or a more humid room, and generally draws more power to do it.
- Humidistat accuracy. A unit with a more precise humidistat cycles the compressor off once the target humidity is reached, rather than running continuously.
Common questions
Is the Ge ADSE50X**# cheap to run?
Its $96/yr running cost, rank #412 of 519, is above what most dehumidifier models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Ge ADSE50X**# cost per month?
About $8.03 a month, which is the $96 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 519 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $96 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge ADSE50X**# for its size?
68th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1123206_ADSE50X**#_11172025153501_5312158View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and ADSE50X**# are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.