Miele G 7186 SCVi Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Miele G 7186 SCVi costs to run
At 210 kWh/yr, the Miele G 7186 SCVi's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.5% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 42 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $4/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Fisher&Paykel DW24UT4I2 ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele G 7186 SCVi SFP ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr).
Within the Miele lineup
Miele makes 50 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Miele G 7186 SCVi that long and it costs about $355 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele G 7186 SCVi is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Miele G 7186 SCVi already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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 210 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.