Seasons SDF24P2A Running Cost (Dishwasher)
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.