KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M
At 240 kWh/yr, the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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.
How the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 640 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M on that list: KOSTCH KOS-24DWH06H-W ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M-B ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 of KOSTCH's 20 certified dishwashers, this sits between the KOS-24DWH03M ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KOS-24DWN06H-W ($45/yr, its priciest).
KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M 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
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 640 of 737, the KOSTCH KOS-24DWN03M 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.