Cafe CDT888V Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Cafe CDT888V costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the Cafe CDT888V's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Cafe CDT888V against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 445 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
Comfee C14EFSBK1RCM ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CDT888V. Cafe CDT87N ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Cafe lineup
Among Cafe's 9 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, $16/year over the CDD220W, the brand's cheapest.
Cafe CDT888V over 9 years
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Cafe CDT888V costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Cafe CDT888V 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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Cafe CDT888V; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 445 of 737, the Cafe CDT888V 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.