Running cost for the Crosley CDBEH351****
The Crosley CDBEH351**** 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.
Crosley CDBEH351**** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 457 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
Crosley CDMH2450** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Crosley CDBEH351****. Criterion CDW7TCT1S ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Crosley sells 4 certified dishwashers; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the XDF35***R***, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Crosley CDBEH351**** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Crosley CDBEH351**** 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
Whether or not the Crosley CDBEH351**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.