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Running cost · Dishwashers · ENERGY STAR certified

Crosley CDBEH351

The Crosley CDBEH351 is certified at 240 kWh per year over the DOE test's 215 annual cycles, which comes to about $45 a year — call it 21¢ every time you run it. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 0% of the median certified dishwasher (rank 422 of 677). The same unit costs $30 a year in North Dakota but $112 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. Electricity is only part of the story for a dishwasher — check the water figure in the specs below.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$45/yr

$15 · cheapest certified dishwashers$45 · priciest
Per month
$3.77
Per day
12¢
Certified use
240 kWh/yr
Type
Standard
Capacity
12 place settings
Water use
3.2 gal/cycle
Tub material
Plastic
Drying method
Heated Dry
80 kWh240 kWh
Where the Crosley CDBEH351 (▮) sits among all 677 certified dishwashers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Crosley CDBEH351: 240 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$42
Alaska27.4¢$66
Arizona15.5¢$37
Arkansas14.2¢$34
California35.3¢$85
Colorado16.5¢$40
Connecticut32.2¢$77
Delaware18.8¢$45
District of Columbia25.4¢$61
Florida15.4¢$37
Georgia15.4¢$37
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$112
Idaho12.7¢$30
Illinois20.5¢$49
Indiana17.9¢$43
Iowa13.9¢$33
Kansas15.8¢$38
Kentucky15.0¢$36
Louisiana14.4¢$35
Maine28.4¢$68
Maryland22.1¢$53
Massachusetts29.4¢$71
Michigan21.4¢$51
Minnesota16.4¢$39
Mississippi16.8¢$40
Missouri14.0¢$34
Montana13.9¢$33
Nebraska13.3¢$32
Nevada14.3¢$34
New Hampshire27.2¢$65
New Jersey23.5¢$56
New Mexico15.2¢$36
New York29.4¢$71
North Carolina16.3¢$39
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$30
Ohio19.5¢$47
Oklahoma13.3¢$32
Oregon15.8¢$38
Pennsylvania21.5¢$52
Rhode Island28.3¢$68
South Carolina17.1¢$41
South Dakota14.5¢$35
Tennessee14.9¢$36
Texas17.0¢$41
Utah13.3¢$32
Vermont24.6¢$59
Virginia17.4¢$42
Washington14.4¢$34
West Virginia16.1¢$39
Wisconsin19.2¢$46
Wyoming14.7¢$35

Certified models closest in efficiency

dishwashers within reach of 240 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Amana ADFS2524R240$45
BLACK+DECKER BDW100M240$45
BLACK+DECKER BDW200M240$45
BLACK+DECKER BDW300MHS240$45
BLACK+DECKER BDW400MS240$45
BLACK+DECKER BDW500MHS240$45

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
12¢
Per month
$3.77
Per year
$45

240 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $45/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 240 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 215 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, roughly 4 loads a week) and includes the energy to heat water.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Crosley CDBEH351 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Crosley CDBEH351 at 240 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 215 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, roughly 4 loads a week) and includes the energy to heat water.
How much does the Crosley CDBEH351 cost to run per month?
About $3.77 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 12¢ a day, or $45 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Crosley CDBEH351 energy efficient?
It uses 0% more electricity than the median certified dishwasher.
What does the Crosley CDBEH351 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $30 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $112 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Crosley CDBEH351?
Roughly 21¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 215 cycles a year.

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