LG LDNTC326 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
LG LDNTC326: running cost
The LG LDNTC326 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $41 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 86 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 LG LDNTC326: LG LDNPQ555 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), then LG LDNTH753 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 of LG's 38 certified dishwashers, this sits between the LDNFC33L ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SDWD24 ($45/yr, its priciest).
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 LG LDNTC326 that long and it costs about $372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $41/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
At $41/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 86 of 737, the LG LDNTC326 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. The 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.