Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel DD24DTX6PX1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fisher & Paykel DD24DTX6PX1 at 202 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $38 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 12.9% less, ranking 33 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 $6/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 Fisher & Paykel DD24DTX6PX1: Fisher & Paykel DD24DTX6I1 ($38/yr, 202 kWh/yr), then Asko DBI563****** ($39/yr, 205 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 of Fisher & Paykel's 15 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DD24STX6I1 ($21/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DW24U2I3 ($42/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Fisher & Paykel DD24DTX6PX1 that long and it costs about $342 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $38/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 $38/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 33 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 202 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.