What the Asko DFI564* costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Asko DFI564* at 220 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Asko DFI564* against the category
That's 5.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 68 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Asko DFI565* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Asko DFI564*. Asko DBI776* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Asko makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 7 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBI563****** at $39/yr, and its priciest, the DFI786* at $43/yr.
Asko DFI564* over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Asko DFI564* that long and it costs about $372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Asko DFI564* is already efficient for its category at $41/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 $41/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 220 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 68 of 737, the Asko DFI564* 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.