GE Profile PBF665S*P***: running cost
The GE Profile PBF665S*P*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 234 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $44 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 0.9% above it, ranking 228 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 $0/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 Profile PBF665S*P***: GE Adora DBP655S*T*** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PBP665S*P*** ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of GE Profile's 22 certified dishwashers, this sits between the PDD415**Y*** ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PDT795**V*** ($45/yr, its priciest).
GE Profile PBF665S*P*** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the GE Profile PBF665S*P*** adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $44/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 228 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.