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.