What the GE Adora DBP655S*T*** costs to run
The GE Adora DBP655S*T*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 234 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 227 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 $0/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 GE GBT632S*M*** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PBF665S*P*** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Adora lineup
The GE Adora DBP655S*T*** is the only dishwasher from GE Adora that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
GE Adora DBP655S*T*** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the GE Adora DBP655S*T*** adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Adora DBP655S*T*** is already efficient for its category at $44/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 GE Adora DBP655S*T*** 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 234 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.