Electrolux EDSH4944CSA Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Electrolux EDSH4944CSA costs to run
At 225 kWh/yr, the Electrolux EDSH4944CSA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $42 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 Electrolux EDSH4944CSA compares to other dishwashers
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 3% less, ranking 117 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Electrolux EDSH4944CSA on that list: Dacor DDW24G9000AP ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux EDSP4944CSA ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Electrolux makes, the EDSH4944CSA is the cheapest to run, $3/year less than Electrolux's priciest, the EDSP4944.
What this adds up to over time
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the Electrolux EDSH4944CSA adds up to about $381 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $42/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 117 of 737, the Electrolux EDSH4944CSA 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. The 225 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.