Running cost for the Kenmore 1463#
At 234 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 1463#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $44 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 0.9% above it, ranking 235 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 $0/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 Kenmore 1463#: Kenmore 1462# ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), then Kenmore 1464# ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Ranked 3 of Kenmore's 19 certified dishwashers, this sits between the 1460# ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KKDW3RPHLIFT-45SS ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore 1463# costs roughly $396 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/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
At $44/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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 234 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.