Moffat MBT42V Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Moffat MBT42V: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Moffat MBT42V's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Moffat MBT42V against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 666 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Moffat UDT610HSZ0BB ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Moffat MBT42V. Midea MDT24X2A ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Moffat's own models
Moffat makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MBF420SP at $44/yr, and its priciest, the UDT610HSZ0WW at $45/yr.
Moffat MBT42V over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Moffat MBT42V that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Moffat MBT42V is already efficient for its category at $45/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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Moffat MBT42V; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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.