Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA'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.
Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 678 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
Robam WQP14-W652S ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA. OMNImax 3719-075 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Panasonic lineup
The Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA is the only dishwasher from Panasonic that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 678 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.