What the Bosch SHV53EM** costs to run
The Bosch SHV53EM** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bosch SHV53EM** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 421 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bosch SHV78CM** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bosch SHV53EM**. Bosch SHV4AEB** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 55 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 39 of 55 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWHD661EFP at $40/yr, and its priciest, the SPX68C*** at $45/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch SHV53EM** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Bosch SHV53EM** is already efficient for its category at $45/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
The Bosch SHV53EM** already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.