What the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51 costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51'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 478 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 EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW50 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW52 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the EMPAVA lineup
EMPAVA makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EMPV-24BDW50 at $45/yr, and its priciest, the EMPV-24BDW57 at $45/yr.
EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51 over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51 adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51 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
A dishwasher like the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW51 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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.