GE Profile PDP75***R***: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PDP75***R***'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.
How the GE Profile PDP75***R*** compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 560 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 PDP75***R*** on that list: GE Profile PDP71***V*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PDP755**V*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 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 PDP75***R*** 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
The GE Profile PDP75***R*** already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.