Model
Bosch SHE55EM**
Rank #390 means 389 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 84th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 84% of those models.
What does the Bosch SHE55EM** cost to run per year?
The Bosch SHE55EM** costs about $45 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #390 of 709. It uses 21.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Efficiency-wise, once capacity is accounted for, it beats 84% of the class, a solidly strong result rather than a size-driven fluke. At 16 place settings, it is a large dishwasher for the class, which runs 2 to 18 place settings; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Bosch SHE53CE** at $45/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch SHE78CM** at $45/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Bosch SHE55EM**'s $45/yr adds up to roughly $405 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch SHP53EM**, Bosch SHP55DM**, Bosch SHP65DM**, Bosch SHV53EM**, Bosch SHX78DM**, Bosch DWHD640EFP, Bosch DWHD660EFP, Cafe CDP888**V***, Cafe CDT828**V***, Cafe CDT858**V***, Cafe CDT888**V***, Cosmo COS-DWH240TT***, Cosmo COS-DWI240TT***, Cosmo COS-DWN240TT***, Dreame DH16-DZ601PQSNA, Forno FDWBI8011-24, Forno FDWBI8010-24***, Ge GDT565H*Y***, Ge GDT585H*Y***, Ge GDT595H*Y***, Ge Profile PBT70***V***, Ge Profile PDP755**V***, Ge Profile PDP795**V***, Ge Profile PDT755**V***, Ge Profile PDT795**V***, Heynemo ZDW001BK-11-HM, Heynemo ZDW001GY-11-HM, Heynemo ZDW001SL-11-HM, Heynemo ZDW002BK-11-HM, Heynemo ZDW002GY-11-HM, Heynemo ZDW002SL-11-HM, Monogram ZDT80***Y***, Monogram ZDT90***Y***, Monogram ZDT925**N***, Monogram ZDT985**N***, Sharp SDW6735DNS, Sharp SDW6748SNS, Sharp SDW6768SMS, Sharp SDY6735DNS, Sharp SDY6748SNS, Sharp SDY6768SMS, Sunvivi ZDW001BK-11-SV, Sunvivi ZDW001GY-11-SV, Sunvivi ZDW001SL-11-SV, Sunvivi ZDW002BK-11-SV, Sunvivi ZDW002GY-11-SV, Sunvivi ZDW002SL-11-SV, Thor Kitchen TDW24C7B, Thor Kitchen TDW24C7W, Thor Kitchen TDW24C8PR, Thor Kitchen TDW24C8SL, Zline DWS3-24.
By the numbers
The Bosch SHE55EM** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $45/yr, here is what the Bosch SHE55EM** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Bosch SHE55EM** costs about $450. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Bosch SHE55EM** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $1 a year above the class median of $44, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Bosch SHE55EM** uses 21.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Bosch SHE55EM** is a large dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, among dishwasher models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal.
- Place-setting capacity. A larger dishwasher heats more water per cycle, so bigger capacity generally means a higher annual energy figure, independent of how efficient the unit is.
- Water heating. The booster heater that brings water up to sanitizing temperature is usually the single largest electrical load in a dishwasher's cycle.
- Cycle length and drying method. Cycle selection, eco versus heavy, air-dry versus heated-dry, moves real running cost more than most owners realize for a given capacity.
Common questions
Is the Bosch SHE55EM** cheap to run?
It is about average. At $45 a year it ranks #390 of 709 dishwasher models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Bosch SHE55EM** cost per month?
Roughly $3.71/mo, spreading the $45/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 240 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $45 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bosch SHE55EM** for its size?
84th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31649_SHE55EM**_030520262246356_2150549View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bosch and SHE55EM** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.