Zline DWV-24: running cost
The Zline DWV-24 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 239 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.
Where this ranks
That's 3% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 379 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Zline DWV-18-A2 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Zline DWV-24-A2 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr).
Within the Zline lineup
Zline makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 5 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW7713-24 at $44/yr, and its priciest, the DWS3-24 at $45/yr.
Zline DWV-24 over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Zline DWV-24 that long and it costs about $404 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Zline DWV-24 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
The Zline DWV-24 already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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 239 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.