Running cost for the HEYNEMO ZDW002SL-11-HM
At 240 kWh/yr, the HEYNEMO ZDW002SL-11-HM'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 583 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 HEYNEMO ZDW002GY-11-HM ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense HDW63314SS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among HEYNEMO's 6 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the ZDW001BK-11-HM, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the HEYNEMO ZDW002SL-11-HM that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The HEYNEMO ZDW002SL-11-HM 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The HEYNEMO ZDW002SL-11-HM 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.
The data behind this page
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.