Midea MDT24H3A Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Midea MDT24H3A
At 240 kWh/yr, the Midea MDT24H3A'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 662 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 Midea MDT24H3A: Midea MDT24H2A ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Midea MDT24P4A ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 21 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
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MDT24H3A costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
Whether or not the Midea MDT24H3A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 662 of 737, the Midea MDT24H3A 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.