What the Samsung DW90H89TE** costs to run
The Samsung DW90H89TE** 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.
Where this ranks
That's 3% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 126 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 DW90F8**0*** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VIKING FDWU524 ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 6 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW70H83YETR at $42/yr, and its priciest, the DW60R2014** at $45/yr.
Samsung DW90H89TE** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the Samsung DW90H89TE** adds up to about $381 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung DW90H89TE** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung DW90H89TE** 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 126 of 737, the Samsung DW90H89TE** 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.