Amana ADFS2524R**: running cost
The Amana ADFS2524R** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $45 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 381 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Amana ADFS2524R**: Zline DWV-24-A2 ($45/yr, 239 kWh/yr), then Avanti AVDWEH18W3S ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Amana lineup
The Amana ADFS2524R** is the only dishwasher from Amana that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Amana ADFS2524R** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 381 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.