Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Porter & Charles DWVFI 82
ENERGY STAR certifies the Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 at 239 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 356 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 $1/year over 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 Porter & Charles DWVFI 18 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Porter & Charles VE-DWVFI ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr).
Comparing Porter & Charles's own models
Porter & Charles makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWVFI 18 at $45/yr, and its priciest, the VE-DWVSS at $45/yr.
Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 that long and it costs about $404 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 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
The Porter & Charles DWVFI 82 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.
The data behind this page
At rank 356 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. The 239 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.