Running cost for the Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV
ENERGY STAR certifies the Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 3.4% above it, ranking 706 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 $2/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 Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV: Sunvivi ZDW001SL-11-SV ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Sunvivi ZDW002GY-11-SV ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of Sunvivi's 6 certified dishwashers, this sits between the ZDW001BK-11-SV ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ZDW002SL-11-SV ($45/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 706 of 737, the Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV 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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.