Bosch SPE53E Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Bosch SPE53E costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch SPE53E at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bosch SPE53E against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 433 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 SPE68C ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bosch SPE53E. Bosch SPE53C56UC ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 55 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 51 of 55 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWHD661EFP at $40/yr, and its priciest, the SPX68C at $45/yr.
Bosch SPE53E 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 SPE53E that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bosch SPE53E 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
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 433 of 737, the Bosch SPE53E 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.