Running cost for the Magic Chef MCSCD6B5
The Magic Chef MCSCD6B5 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 155 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $29 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 33.2% less, ranking 23 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 $14/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 Magic Chef MCSCD6B5: Hamilton Beach HBDW3208 ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Magic Chef makes, the MCSCD6B5 is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than Magic Chef's priciest, the MCSCD6W5.
Magic Chef MCSCD6B5 over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $29/year, the Magic Chef MCSCD6B5 adds up to about $262 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $29/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 Magic Chef MCSCD6B5 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
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 155 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.