What the GE Profile PDP71***V*** costs to run
The GE Profile PDP71***V*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
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 Profile PDP71***V*** compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 559 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 Profile PDP71***V*** on that list: GE Profile PDP71***N*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PDP75***R*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 8 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the GE Profile PDP71***V*** that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/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
Whether or not the GE Profile PDP71***V*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 559 of 737, the GE Profile PDP71***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.