Model
Bosch SHE3AEE**
Rank #316 means 315 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 37th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 37% of those models.
What does the Bosch SHE3AEE** cost to run per year?
Ranking #316 of 709, the Bosch SHE3AEE** runs at roughly $44 a year, neither the cheapest nor the priciest in its class. It uses 22.1% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 37% of dishwasher models we track, a below-average efficiency result. At 12 place settings, it is a small 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 SGX78C55UC at $44/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch SHE5AE7** at $44/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 SHE3AEE**'s $44/yr adds up to roughly $396 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Beko DIT38532 WS.
By the numbers
The Bosch SHE3AEE** 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 $44/yr, here is what the Bosch SHE3AEE** 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 SHE3AEE** costs about $440. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Bosch SHE3AEE** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $44/yr, it sits right on the class median of $44, and it is about $29 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 SHE3AEE** uses 22.1% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12 place settings, the Bosch SHE3AEE** is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and smaller dishwasher models generally cost less to run for the same job, 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 SHE3AEE** cheap to run?
It is about average. At $44 a year it ranks #316 of 709 dishwasher models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Bosch SHE3AEE** cost per month?
Roughly $3.7/mo, spreading the $44/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 239 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $44 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bosch SHE3AEE** for its size?
37th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31649_SHE3AEE**_03302023110014_8881326View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bosch and SHE3AEE** 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.