Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP costs to run
At 230 kWh/yr, the Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP'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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.9% less, ranking 158 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 $0/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 Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP: Miele G 5266 SCVi SF ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr), then Miele G 5268 SCVi SF ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr).
Within the Miele lineup
Ranked 32 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).
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 Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP that long and it costs about $389 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $43/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 158 of 737, the Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP 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 230 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.