Midea CDF18A2B Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Midea CDF18A2B costs to run
At 234 kWh/yr, the Midea CDF18A2B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $44 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.
How the Midea CDF18A2B compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.9% above it, ranking 243 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $0/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea CDF18A2B on that list: LG LDWPC12BL ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MDF18A1A ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of Midea's 24 certified dishwashers, this sits between the MDC22P1 ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDT24X2A ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Midea CDF18A2B that long and it costs about $396 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/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
Whether or not the Midea CDF18A2B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.