Running cost for the BIG CHILL BC24DW
The BIG CHILL BC24DW 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 3% less, ranking 109 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 $1/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 BIG CHILL BC24DW: Beko DUT36520*** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), then Blomberg DWT 52800 **** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Within the BIG CHILL lineup
The BIG CHILL BC24DW is the only dishwasher from BIG CHILL that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
Cost over its typical lifespan
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the BIG CHILL BC24DW adds up to about $381 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
The BIG CHILL BC24DW already costs $42/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 225 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.