Running cost for the Summit DW185SSADA
At 234 kWh/yr, the Summit DW185SSADA'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 267 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 DW185SS ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit DW186NT ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 15 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Summit DW185SSADA that long and it costs about $396 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Summit DW185SSADA 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
$44/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit DW185SSADA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 234 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dishwasher category page shows all 737 dishwashers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.