A dishwasher cycle: carbon footprint

A dishwasher cycle comes in at about 0.21 kg CO₂e (~1 kWh).

Of the 13 home-energy actions Carbonle tracks, A dishwasher cycle sits at #3 from the lightest — one of the lightest.

Most home energy is heat. One winter of heating dwarfs a year of small appliances.

About 0.21 kg CO₂e — ~1 kWh.

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Figures from DEFRA 2024: UK electricity 0.207 kg/kWh × 1 kWh, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.