GE GDT53V Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the GE GDT53V costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GDT53V at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 GDT53V compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 542 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 GDT53V on that list: GE GDT53R ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GDT55R ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 27 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 GDT53V 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 GDT53V 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
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.