Samsung DW80B7070 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Samsung DW80B7070
At 239 kWh/yr, the Samsung DW80B7070's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
That $45 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3% above it, ranking 363 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung DW80B7070: Samsung DW80B6061 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr), then Samsung DW80B7071 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 11 of Samsung's 22 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DW70H83YETR ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DW60R2014 ($45/yr, its priciest).
Samsung DW80B7070 over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Samsung DW80B7070 adds up to about $404 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung DW80B7070 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 239 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 363 of 737, the Samsung DW80B7070 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.