Running cost for the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56
The EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56 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 483 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 EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56: EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW55 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW57 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 of EMPAVA's 8 certified dishwashers, this sits between the EMPV-24BDW50 ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EMPV-24BDW57 ($45/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56 costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 483 of 737, the EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW56 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.