GE GBT60V Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the GE GBT60V
At 240 kWh/yr, the GE GBT60V's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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.
How the GE GBT60V compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 528 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GBT60V on that list: GE GBT50V ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GDF46T ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 13 of GE's 41 certified dishwashers, this sits between the GBF180SM ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UDT16V ($45/yr, its priciest).
GE GBT60V over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the GE GBT60V that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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
The GE GBT60V already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 528 of 737, the GE GBT60V 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.