What the THORKITCHEN ADW24PF costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the THORKITCHEN ADW24PF 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 721 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 THORKITCHEN ADW24PF: THOR KITCHEN TDW24PTB ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then THORKITCHEN HDW2401SS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers THORKITCHEN makes, the ADW24PF is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than THORKITCHEN's priciest, the HDW2401SS.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the THORKITCHEN ADW24PF costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the THORKITCHEN ADW24PF ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 721 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.