Miele G 5266 SCVi Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Miele G 5266 SCVi costs to run
At 230 kWh/yr, the Miele G 5266 SCVi's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $43 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 Miele G 5266 SCVi compares to other dishwashers
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.9% less, ranking 156 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $0/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele G 5266 SCVi on that list: Miele G 5216 SCU ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele G 5266 SCVi SF ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Miele lineup
Ranked 30 of Miele's 50 certified dishwashers, this sits between the G 5892 SCVi SL ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the G 7966 SCVi ($43/yr, its priciest).
Miele G 5266 SCVi over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Miele G 5266 SCVi adds up to about $389 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $43/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
The Miele G 5266 SCVi already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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 230 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.