Miele G 7316 SCU Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Miele G 7316 SCU: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele G 7316 SCU 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.9% less, ranking 167 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 7316 SCU: Miele G 7176 SCVi SF ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr), then Miele G 7366 SCVi ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 41 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).
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 7316 SCU 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.
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.
Where this number comes from
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.