Running cost for the UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W
The UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W 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 726 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 UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W: UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW T ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Vissani VDF24P1B** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers UNIQUE makes, the UGP-24CR DW W costs the most to run, $1/year more than UNIQUE's cheapest, the UNQ-DW24CT PR.
UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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
A dishwasher like the UNIQUE UGP-24CR DW W 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
At rank 726 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.