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.