What the Avanti AVDWEH18W3S costs to run
The Avanti AVDWEH18W3S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Avanti AVDWEH18W3S against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 382 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 above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti AVDWP18W0W ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Avanti AVDWEH18W3S. Amana ADFS2524R** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Avanti lineup
Avanti makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 4 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWF18V** at $45/yr, and its priciest, the AVDWP18W3S at $45/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti AVDWEH18W3S costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Avanti AVDWEH18W3S is already efficient for its category at $45/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
Whether or not the Avanti AVDWEH18W3S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 382 of 737, the Avanti AVDWEH18W3S 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.