Haier QDT12L Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Haier QDT12L
At 240 kWh/yr, the Haier QDT12L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $45 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 dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 575 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/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 Haier QDT12L: GRANDEUR UDBYH655AS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HBDW1809-B-WHITE ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Haier lineup
The Haier QDT12L 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 QDT12L over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Haier QDT12L adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. Ranked 575 of 737, the Haier QDT12L sits in the middle of the dishwasher category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.