GE GDP63R Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the GE GDP63R costs to run
The GE GDP63R is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GDP63R against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 536 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GDP64N ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GDP63R. GE GDF67V ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 21 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GBF180SM at $44/yr, and its priciest, the UDT16V at $45/yr.
GE GDP63R 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 GDP63R that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GDP63R is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GDP63R ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 536 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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.