GE Profile PDT71N Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the GE Profile PDT71N costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PDT71N'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.
Where this ranks
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 565 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is GE Profile PDT70W ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PDT71V ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 14 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PDD415Y at $29/yr, and its priciest, the PDT795V at $45/yr.
GE Profile PDT71N over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the GE Profile PDT71N that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PDT71N 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
A dishwasher like the GE Profile PDT71N is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 565 of 737, the GE Profile PDT71N 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.