Running cost for the Asko DFI565*
The Asko DFI565* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $41 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 69 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 Asko DFI565*: Asko DFI564* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), then Asko DFI776* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of Asko's 13 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DBI563****** ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DFI786* ($43/yr, its priciest).
Asko DFI565* over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Asko DFI565* adds up to about $372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $41/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 Asko DFI565* already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 220 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 69 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.