What the Blomberg DWS 51502 **** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Blomberg DWS 51502 **** at 220 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 5.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 75 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Beko DIS25842 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LDNFC33L* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr).
Comparing Blomberg's own models
Blomberg sells 11 certified dishwashers; this one runs cheapest of them, $4/year under the DWT 81900 ***WS, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Blomberg DWS 51502 **** that long and it costs about $372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Blomberg DWS 51502 **** is already efficient for its category at $41/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 Blomberg DWS 51502 **** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 75 of 737, the Blomberg DWS 51502 **** 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.