What a dishwasher costs to run in Georgia
Georgia homes use 119 kWh a year on a dishwasher. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $9.99 to $19.36 a year across 4 published Georgia plans — a $9.37 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge | $9.99 | — | 9.6¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use | $16.82 | +$6.83 | 15.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE TOU-REO-18 TIME OF USE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ONLYtime-of-use | $17.15 | +$7.16 | 14.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICEtime-of-use · tiered | $19.36 | +$9.37 | 16.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $3.62 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $7.04, a $3.42 spread
- Average — cheapest $9.99 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $19.36, a $9.37 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $14.95 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $29.04, a $14.09 spread
What a dishwasher costs here
Across 4 plans priced in Georgia, a dishwasher adds $9.99 to $19.36 a year — $0.83 to $1.61 a month. The median plan puts a dishwasher at $16.99 a year.
Cheapest for a dishwasher: SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE, Georgia Power Co. Dearest: SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, Georgia Power Co.
Those 119 kWh are billed at 8.4¢–16.2¢, against a 14.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 1.3¢ per kWh.
What Georgia homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 119 kWh a year across 320 sampled homes that run one, near the national 112 kWh. The middle half spans 43 kWh to 179 kWh, so a dishwasher varies by 136 kWh between one household and another.
The dishwasher's motor, controls and internal heater, including the heated dry cycle where one is used. That average covers homes with a dishwasher — 74% of homes here.
That makes a dishwasher about 1% of the electricity a Georgia home uses. The remaining 13,151 kWh is what a dishwasher is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of a dishwasher
A household in the lighter quarter runs a dishwasher for 43 kWh a year and pays $3.62 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 179 kWh and pays $14.95 — $11.33 more for a dishwasher on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Georgia, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 4 Georgia tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 33.7490, -84.3880.