What the Whirlpool WDF341PAP** costs to run
The Whirlpool WDF341PAP** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WDF341PAP** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 729 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WDT531HAP** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WDF341PAP**. Whirlpool WDF332PAM** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 6 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UDPS5118SP at $41/yr, and its priciest, the WDTF5024S** at $45/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WDF341PAP** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WDF341PAP** is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WDF341PAP** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 729 of 737, the Whirlpool WDF341PAP** 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.