Miele G 7216 SCU Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Miele G 7216 SCU: running cost
At 210 kWh/yr, the Miele G 7216 SCU'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.
Miele G 7216 SCU against the category
That's 9.5% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 46 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele G 7266 SCVi ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele G 7216 SCU. Miele G 7196 SCVi SF ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 50 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 6 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.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele G 7216 SCU costs roughly $355 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele G 7216 SCU 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 7216 SCU 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.
Sourcing
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.