Running cost for the Midea MDC22P2A**
At 155 kWh/yr, the Midea MDC22P2A**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $29 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.2% less, ranking 26 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 $14/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 Midea MDC22P2A**: Midea MDC22P1*** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), then Midea MDC6S5*** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Midea's 24 certified dishwashers, this sits between the MDC22P1*** ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDT24X2A** ($45/yr, its priciest).
Midea MDC22P2A** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Midea MDC22P2A** that long and it costs about $262 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $29/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$29/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MDC22P2A**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 155 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.