SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241**: running cost
The SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 238 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
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 2.6% above it, ranking 318 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 SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241**: SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW24**P ($45/yr, 238 kWh/yr), then Avanti DWF18V** ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr).
Comparing SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS makes, the SKSDW241** costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS's cheapest, the SKSDW24***.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241** costs roughly $403 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 238 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 318 of 737, the SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE, SKS SKSDW241** 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.