Miele G 7106 SCU Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Miele G 7106 SCU costs to run
At 230 kWh/yr, the Miele G 7106 SCU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele G 7106 SCU against the category
That's 0.9% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 160 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $0/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele G 7156 SCVi ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele G 7106 SCU. Miele G 5268 SCVi SF ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 50 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 34 of 50 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the G 5892 SCVi SL at $38/yr, and its priciest, the G 7966 SCVi at $43/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele G 7106 SCU costs roughly $389 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Miele G 7106 SCU is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Miele G 7106 SCU 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.