Running cost for the Beko BDDIT48340
The Beko BDDIT48340 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 225 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $42 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 Beko BDDIT48340 compares to other dishwashers
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 3% less, ranking 105 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Beko BDDIT48340 on that list: Beko BDDDT49340*** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Beko BDDIT49340 ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Beko lineup
Ranked 5 of Beko's 25 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DDS25842*** ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DIT38532 WS ($45/yr, its priciest).
Beko BDDIT48340 over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Beko BDDIT48340 that long and it costs about $381 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $42/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
A dishwasher like the Beko BDDIT48340 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. Ranked 105 of 737, the Beko BDDIT48340 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.