What the Criterion CDW7TCT1S costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CDW7TCT1S 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.
How the Criterion CDW7TCT1S compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 456 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion CDW7TCT1S on that list: Criterion CDW7TCM* ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Crosley CDBEH351**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Criterion's own models
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Criterion makes, the CDW7TCT1S costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Criterion's cheapest, the CDW2FCM*.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Criterion CDW7TCT1S that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Criterion CDW7TCT1S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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.