Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS 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.
Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS against the category
That's 3% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 358 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 $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DW70F81YEU ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS. Porter & Charles VE-DWVFI ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Porter & Charles lineup
Among Porter & Charles's 4 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the DWVFI 18, the brand's cheapest.
Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS 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 VE-DWVSS that long and it costs about $404 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Porter & Charles VE-DWVSS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 239 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 358 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.