Bosch SPV68C***: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Bosch SPV68C***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 436 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 SPV68C***: Bosch SPE68E**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Bosch SPX68C*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 54 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 SPV68C*** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Bosch SPV68C*** adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 436 of 737, the Bosch SPV68C*** 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.