What the Miele G 7176 SCVi SF costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele G 7176 SCVi SF at 230 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 7176 SCVi SF compares to other dishwashers
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.9% less, ranking 166 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 7176 SCVi SF on that list: Miele G 7166 SCVi SFP ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele G 7316 SCU ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Miele's own models
Ranked 40 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 7176 SCVi SF that long and it costs about $389 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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
At $43/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 166 of 737, the Miele G 7176 SCVi SF 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.