What the Kenmore 1462# costs to run
The Kenmore 1462# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 234 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 1462# against the category
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 234 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 $0/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 1463# ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 1462#. Kenmore 1460# ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 1460# at $44/yr, and its priciest, the KKDW3RPHLIFT-45SS at $45/yr.
Kenmore 1462# over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Kenmore 1462# that long and it costs about $396 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Kenmore 1462# is already efficient for its category at $44/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 Kenmore 1462# already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 234 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 234 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.