What the Seasons SDF24P2A** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Seasons SDF24P2A** at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Seasons SDF24P2A** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 682 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
Sharp SDW4523** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Seasons SDF24P2A**. Samsung DW60R2014** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Seasons lineup
The Seasons SDF24P2A** is the only dishwasher from Seasons 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 Seasons SDF24P2A** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Seasons SDF24P2A** 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 Seasons SDF24P2A** 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. Ranked 682 of 737, the Seasons SDF24P2A** sits in the middle of the dishwasher category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.