Electrolux EDSR1832 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Electrolux EDSR1832 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux EDSR1832 at 234 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $44 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.9% above it, ranking 206 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $0/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Electrolux EDSR1832: Edgestar BIDW1802 ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), then Electrolux EDSR4932 ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of Electrolux's 6 certified dishwashers, this sits between the EDSH4944CSA ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EDSP4944 ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the Electrolux EDSR1832 adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Electrolux EDSR1832 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
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.