Running cost for the Samsung DW70H83YEUR
The Samsung DW70H83YEUR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 225 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DW70H83YEUR against the category
That's 3% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 122 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 below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DW80DG5200** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DW70H83YEUR. Samsung DW70H83YETR ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW70H83YETR at $42/yr, and its priciest, the DW60R2014** at $45/yr.
Samsung DW70H83YEUR over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the Samsung DW70H83YEUR adds up to about $381 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung DW70H83YEUR is already efficient for its category at $42/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 Samsung DW70H83YEUR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 122 of 737, the Samsung DW70H83YEUR sits in the middle of the dishwasher category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 225 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.