The Least Efficient Dishwashers
Ranked by listed annual energy use, highest first. Every model here is still ENERGY STAR certified; they are simply the hungriest certified dishwashers, often because they are the largest.
Standard dishwasher
The 10 highest of 1,012 certified.
| Cost a year in the U.S. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACON | DW2401SS | 15 | $55 | 307 |
| Whirlpool | WDP370PAH | 12 | $55 | 307 |
| Whirlpool | WDP340PAF | 12 | $55 | 307 |
| GE | GDF45R | 10 | $55 | 307 |
| Hotpoint | HDF31R | 10 | $55 | 307 |
| Hotpoint | HDF33R | 10 | $55 | 307 |
| Crosley | XDF25R | 10 | $55 | 307 |
| DECHEF | DW01 | 14 | $55 | 307 |
| DECHEF | DW02 | 15 | $55 | 307 |
| Hotpoint | HDF31Z | 12 | $55 | 307 |
10 models · cost a year at the U.S. average residential rate of 18.0¢ per kWh
Compact dishwasher
The 10 highest of 64 certified.
| Cost a year in the U.S. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RecPro | RP-DW-22-SS | 6 | $28 | 155 |
| Urban Living | UBLCD6 | 6 | $28 | 155 |
| Café | CDD220W | 7 | $28 | 155 |
| SPT | SD-2225 | 6 | $28 | 155 |
| SPT | SD-2224 | 6 | $28 | 155 |
| Edgestar | DWP62 | 6 | $37 | 203 |
| Silonn | SLCDW01 | 4 | $40 | 222 |
| Silonn | SLCDW01W | 4 | $40 | 222 |
| Silonn | SLCDW02 | 4 | $40 | 222 |
| Silonn | SLCDW02W | 4 | $40 | 222 |
10 models · cost a year at the U.S. average residential rate of 18.0¢ per kWh