What the Cafe CDT805**N*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CDT805**N*** 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.
Cafe CDT805**N*** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 439 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
Cafe CDT828**V*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CDT805**N***. Cafe CDP888**V*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Cafe lineup
Cafe makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 3 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CDD220**W*** at $29/yr, and its priciest, the CDT888**V*** at $45/yr.
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 CDT805**N*** that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Cafe CDT805**N*** 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Cafe CDT805**N*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 439 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.