AEG F8642SS: running cost
At 234 kWh/yr, the AEG F8642SS'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 AEG F8642SS compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.9% above it, ranking 183 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 AEG F8642SS on that list: AEG F8642FI ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Beko DDN25401* ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the AEG lineup
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers AEG makes, the F8642SS costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than AEG's cheapest, the F8242FI.
AEG F8642SS over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the AEG F8642SS that long and it costs about $396 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/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
The AEG F8642SS already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 183 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.