KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M costs to run
The KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M 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 630 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 KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M: KOOLMORE KM-DW2445-PR ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M-B ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 20 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers KOSTCH makes, the KOS-24DWH03M is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than KOSTCH's priciest, the KOS-24DWN06H-W.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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 KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 630 of 737, the KOSTCH KOS-24DWH03M 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.