Cafe CDD220W Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Cafe CDD220W costs to run
The Cafe CDD220W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 155 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $29 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 33.2% less, ranking 12 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 $14/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 Cafe CDD220W: BLACK+DECKER BCD6W ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), then Comfee CDC22P ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Cafe makes, the CDD220W is the cheapest to run, $16/year less than Cafe's priciest, the CDT888V.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Cafe CDD220W that long and it costs about $262 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $29/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Cafe CDD220W already costs $29/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 12 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.