Running cost for the THOR KITCHEN TDW24PTB
ENERGY STAR certifies the THOR KITCHEN TDW24PTB 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 720 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 TDW24PTB: THOR KITCHEN TDW24PT ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then THORKITCHEN ADW24PF ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 12 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers THOR KITCHEN makes, the TDW24PTB costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than THOR KITCHEN's cheapest, the DW24X8BA00.
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 TDW24PTB that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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
A dishwasher like the THOR KITCHEN TDW24PTB is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.