Danby DDW631SDB: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DDW631SDB at 155 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $29 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DDW631SDB against the category
That's 33.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 15 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 $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Edgestar DWP63** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DDW631SDB. Danby DDW621WDB ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Danby makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DDW621WDB at $29/yr, and its priciest, the DDW2404EBSS at $45/yr.
Danby DDW631SDB over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $29/year, the Danby DDW631SDB adds up to about $262 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby DDW631SDB is already efficient for its category at $29/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 Danby DDW631SDB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
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. The 155 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.