What the Bosch SHV41DB3N costs to run
At 213 kWh/yr, the Bosch SHV41DB3N's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 8.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 61 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 $4/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 Bosch DWHD661EFP ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch SHX78DC** ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 55 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 55 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWHD661EFP at $40/yr, and its priciest, the SPX68C*** at $45/yr.
Bosch SHV41DB3N 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 SHV41DB3N that long and it costs about $360 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Bosch SHV41DB3N is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Bosch SHV41DB3N 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
At rank 61 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 213 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.