Running cost for the UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR
The UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 234 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $44 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 0.9% above it, ranking 287 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 $0/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 UNQ-DW24CT PR: Summit Professional DW2435SS ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool UDPS5118PP ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers UNIQUE makes, the UNQ-DW24CT PR is the cheapest to run, $1/year less than UNIQUE's priciest, the UGP-24CR DW W.
UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR already costs $44/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 234 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 287 of 737, the UNIQUE UNQ-DW24CT PR 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.