What the Elisii DDWBI8072-24 costs to run
The Elisii DDWBI8072-24 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $45 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 3.4% above it, ranking 472 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 $2/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 Elisii DDWBI8072-24: Elisii DDWBI8033-24WHT ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Elisii DDWBI8072-24SSBLK ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Elisii's 8 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DDWBI8033-24 ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DDWBI884* ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Elisii DDWBI8072-24 adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Elisii DDWBI8072-24 already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 472 of 737, the Elisii DDWBI8072-24 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.