What the Summit ADADW24SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit ADADW24SS at 234 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit ADADW24SS against the category
That's 0.9% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 260 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 $0/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit ADADW24W ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit ADADW24SS. Summit ADADW24NT ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Summit's own models
Summit makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 8 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DW18SS4 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the LDW24WA at $44/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the Summit ADADW24SS adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit ADADW24SS 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
Whether or not the Summit ADADW24SS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 260 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.