What the GE GDP67***V*** costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the GE GDP67***V***'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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 539 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 $2/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 GE GDP67***V***: GE GDP66***N*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then GE GDT22***L*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 24 of GE's 41 certified dishwashers, this sits between the GBF180S*M*** ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UDT16***V*** ($45/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 GE GDP67***V*** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GDP67***V***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 539 of 737, the GE GDP67***V*** 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. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.