Bosch SHE4AEH Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Bosch SHE4AEH
The Bosch SHE4AEH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $45 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 Bosch SHE4AEH compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 402 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Bosch SHE4AEH on that list: Bosch SHE3AEE ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch SHE53CE ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 20 of Bosch's 55 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DWHD661EFP ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SPX68C ($45/yr, its priciest).
Bosch SHE4AEH over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Bosch SHE4AEH that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch SHE4AEH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 402 of 737, the Bosch SHE4AEH 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. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.