Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 at 221 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $42 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.7% less, ranking 99 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7: Whirlpool WDFS5118SS ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), then Fisher & Paykel DW24U2I3 ($42/yr, 224 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Ranked 4 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 SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 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 SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 that long and it costs about $374 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 99 of 737, the Bosch SHX78CC5UC, SHE78D7 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.