Blomberg DWDI56310: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Blomberg DWDI56310 at 229 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 Blomberg DWDI56310 compares to other dishwashers
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.3% less, ranking 130 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 Blomberg DWDI56310 on that list: VIKING VDWU524SS ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Blomberg DWDT56310X ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Blomberg's 11 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DWS 51502 **** ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DWT 81900 ***WS ($45/yr, its priciest).
Blomberg DWDI56310 over 9 years
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Blomberg DWDI56310 costs roughly $387 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Blomberg DWDI56310 already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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. The 229 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.