What the JennAir JDPSG244P** costs to run
The JennAir JDPSG244P** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 603 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the JennAir JDPSG244P**: JennAir JDAF5924RX ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then JennAir JDPSS244P** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Comparing JennAir's own models
Ranked 5 of JennAir's 7 certified dishwashers, this sits between the JDAF3924RX ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JDTS3924S** ($45/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the JennAir JDPSG244P** adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the JennAir JDPSG244P** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 603 of 737, the JennAir JDPSG244P** 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.