Cafe CDT858V Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Cafe CDT858V
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CDT858V at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 442 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 Cafe CDT858V: Cafe CDT84N ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Cafe CDT858Z ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 of Cafe's 9 certified dishwashers, this sits between the CDD220W ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CDT888V ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cafe CDT858V over 9 years
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Cafe CDT858V costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/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
A dishwasher like the Cafe CDT858V is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.