What the Samsung DW90F8**0*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DW90F8**0*** at 225 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $42 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
Against the category average of 232 kWh/yr, this model uses 3% less, ranking 125 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 DW90F8**0***: Samsung DW80DG5500** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), then Samsung DW90H89TE** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 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 DW90F8**0*** over 9 years
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DW90F8**0*** costs roughly $381 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DW90F8**0***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 225 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 125 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.