What the Miele G 7986 SCVi costs to run
At 210 kWh/yr, the Miele G 7986 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 59 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 7936 SCi ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch DWHD661EFP ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 50 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 19 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 7986 SCVi costs roughly $355 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele G 7986 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Miele G 7986 SCVi ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.