KitchenAid KDTS424S Running Cost (Dishwasher)
KitchenAid KDTS424S: running cost
The KitchenAid KDTS424S 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 627 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 KitchenAid KDTS424S: KitchenAid KDTS324S ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KDTS434S ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
Ranked 13 of KitchenAid's 14 certified dishwashers, this sits between the KDFS224S ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KDTS434S ($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 KitchenAid KDTS424S 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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the KitchenAid KDTS424S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 627 of 737, the KitchenAid KDTS424S 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.