GE GBF412SM Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the GE GBF412SM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GBF412SM at 234 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GBF412SM against the category
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 219 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $0/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GBF532SM ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GBF412SM. GE GBF410SP ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 3 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GBF180SM at $44/yr, and its priciest, the UDT16V at $45/yr.
What this adds up to over time
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the GE GBF412SM adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GBF412SM 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
Whether or not the GE GBF412SM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
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.