Midea WQP6-3602M-US: running cost
At 155 kWh/yr, the Midea WQP6-3602M-US's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $29 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 28 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 $14/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 MDC6S5*** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is SPT SD-2224** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 4 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MDC22P1*** at $29/yr, and its priciest, the MDT24X2A** at $45/yr.
Midea WQP6-3602M-US 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 WQP6-3602M-US that long and it costs about $262 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea WQP6-3602M-US is already efficient for its category at $29/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 $29/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 28 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.