Summit ADADW24B: running cost
At 234 kWh/yr, the Summit ADADW24B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 258 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $0/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Summit ADADW18W ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit ADADW24NT ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 6 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW18SS4 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the LDW24WA at $44/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit ADADW24B costs roughly $396 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit ADADW24B is already efficient for its category at $44/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 Summit ADADW24B already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 258 of 737, the Summit ADADW24B 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. The 234 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.