Running cost for the Insignia NS-DWF2******
At 240 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-DWF2******'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 Insignia NS-DWF2****** compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 594 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 Insignia NS-DWF2****** on that list: Ikea RANSBERG 105.911.58 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-DWH1*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Insignia makes, the NS-DWF2****** is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than Insignia's priciest, the NS-DWRF2*****.
Insignia NS-DWF2****** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Insignia NS-DWF2****** 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Insignia NS-DWF2****** 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
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.