COSMO COS-DWV24TTR: running cost
The COSMO COS-DWV24TTR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
COSMO COS-DWV24TTR against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 451 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
Criterion CDW2FCM* ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the COSMO COS-DWV24TTR. COSMO COS-DWN240TT*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the COSMO lineup
Among COSMO's 5 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the COS-DIS6502, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the COSMO COS-DWV24TTR costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The COSMO COS-DWV24TTR 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 451 of 737, the COSMO COS-DWV24TTR 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.