What the Beko DDN25401* costs to run
At 234 kWh/yr, the Beko DDN25401*'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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.9% above it, ranking 184 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 $0/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 Beko DDN25401*: AEG F8642SS ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), then Beko DDN25402* ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Within the Beko lineup
Ranked 17 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Beko DDN25401* that long and it costs about $396 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A dishwasher like the Beko DDN25401* 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.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 184 of 737, the Beko DDN25401* 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.