GE Profile PDD415Y Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the GE Profile PDD415Y
At 155 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PDD415Y's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $29 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.2% less, ranking 20 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 $14/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 PDD415Y: Fotile SD2F-P5L ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PZF560HW ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Of the 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers GE Profile makes, the PDD415Y is the cheapest to run, $16/year less than GE Profile's priciest, the PDT795V.
GE Profile PDD415Y over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $29/year, the GE Profile PDD415Y adds up to about $262 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $29/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
$29/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PDD415Y; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. 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.