What the Haier QDT12***L*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Haier QDT12***L*** at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 575 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/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 dishwashers, one step cheaper is GRANDEUR UDBYH655AS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hamilton Beach HBDW1809-B-WHITE ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Haier lineup
The Haier QDT12***L*** is the only dishwasher from Haier that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
Haier QDT12***L*** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Haier QDT12***L*** adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Haier QDT12***L*** is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Haier QDT12***L*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.