What the Midea MDT24P7*** costs to run
At 229 kWh/yr, the Midea MDT24P7***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.3% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 135 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Midea MDT24P6*** ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Sharp SDW6888** ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 7 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MDC22P1*** at $29/yr, and its priciest, the MDT24X2A** at $45/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Midea MDT24P7*** that long and it costs about $387 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MDT24P7*** is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $43/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 229 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.