Running cost for the THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7
The THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 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 3.4% above it, ranking 712 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 THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7: THOR KITCHEN DW24X8BAW ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7B ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Comparing THOR KITCHEN's own models
Ranked 4 of THOR KITCHEN's 12 certified dishwashers, this sits between the DW24X8BA00 ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TDW24PTB ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7 that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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
The THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7 already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 712 of 737, the THOR KITCHEN TDW24C7 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.