DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA
At 240 kWh/yr, the DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA'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.
Where this ranks
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 463 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Danby DDW2404EBSS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Electrolux EDSH4944 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the DREAME lineup
The DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA is the only dishwasher from DREAME that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA 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 DREAME DH16-DZ601PQSNA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.