SPT SD-2225**: running cost
The SPT SD-2225** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 155 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $29 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
SPT SD-2225** against the category
That's 33.2% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 30 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele G 5892 SCVi SL ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the SPT SD-2225**. SPT SD-2224** ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the SPT lineup
SPT makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 2 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SD-2224** at $29/yr, and its priciest, the SD-9263W at $45/yr.
SPT SD-2225** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the SPT SD-2225** that long and it costs about $262 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The SPT SD-2225** is already efficient for its category at $29/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 SPT SD-2225** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 30 of 737, the SPT SD-2225** 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. The 155 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.