Samsung DW80DG5500**: running cost
At 225 kWh/yr, the Samsung DW80DG5500**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $42 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% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 124 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 under 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 Samsung DW80DG5200** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DW90F8**0*** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 4 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW70H83YETR at $42/yr, and its priciest, the DW60R2014** at $45/yr.
Samsung DW80DG5500** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Samsung DW80DG5500** that long and it costs about $381 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung DW80DG5500** 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 DW80DG5500** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 225 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.