What the Blomberg DWT 51600 **** costs to run
At 234 kWh/yr, the Blomberg DWT 51600 ****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Blomberg DWT 51600 **** against the category
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 200 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $0/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Blomberg DWT 52600 **** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Blomberg DWT 51600 ****. Blomberg DWT 25504 **** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Blomberg makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 9 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWS 51502 **** at $41/yr, and its priciest, the DWT 81900 ***WS at $45/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Blomberg DWT 51600 **** costs roughly $396 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Blomberg DWT 51600 **** is already efficient for its category at $44/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
At $44/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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 234 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.