What the Miele G 7656 SCVi SF costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele G 7656 SCVi SF at 210 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 52 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 Miele G 7656 SCVi ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele G 7716 SCi ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr).
Comparing Miele's own models
Miele makes 50 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 12 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Miele G 7656 SCVi SF that long and it costs about $355 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Miele G 7656 SCVi SF 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Miele G 7656 SCVi SF 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
Ranked 52 of 737, the Miele G 7656 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. The 210 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.