GE Profile PDT70W Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the GE Profile PDT70W costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PDT70W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PDT70W against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 564 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE Profile PDT71N ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PDT70W. GE Profile PDT14L ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 13 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PDD415Y at $29/yr, and its priciest, the PDT795V at $45/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PDT70W costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PDT70W is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PDT70W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.