New dishwasher

Today I ordered a new dishwasher from Boulder Valley Appliances. Ive been looking for a few weeks and most of the models had ratings on their Energy Guide lables of 400+ kWh per year. When I went to the Energy Star website I found that ASKO makes several models with energy ratings of around 200 kWh per year. These models are also super quiet, which is helpful for me because the kitchen area is attached to the living room where TV watching and conversation often happens...but with the old dishwasher, it's too loud to run the dishwasher when anyone is using the living room.

There are many Energy Star models available out there. Most barely make the Energy Star requirement of beating the minimum allowable performance by 40%. The ASKO model I found beats the standard by 91%. How much more does it cost? Boy, it's so hard to tell. Seems like you can spend as much as you want on any appliance...ranging from the low end up to about four times more. I'd say that this one is a couple hundred more than the lowest price models I saw. I know these models use a lot less water too, but I don't have the figures on this yet. It's not published on the Energy Star website, so maybe I can find it on the ASKO website

ASKO Model D3122XLW
Energy Guide rating 242 kWh per year
91% better performance than min std
Cost $799
Deliver and removal and haul away of old dishwasher $65
Installation of new dishwasher $70
Taxes $44
TOTAL $978.37