Kenmore 990.1519****: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 990.1519****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 990.1519**** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 607 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KKDW2R****** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 990.1519****. Kenmore 405.1478# ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 12 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 1460# at $44/yr, and its priciest, the KKDW3RPHLIFT-45SS at $45/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Kenmore 990.1519**** that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore 990.1519**** is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Kenmore 990.1519**** already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 607 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.