Forno FDWBI8010-24***: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Forno FDWBI8010-24***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Forno FDWBI8010-24*** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 485 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
Forno FDWBI8011-24 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Forno FDWBI8010-24***. EMPAVA EMPV-24BDW57 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Forno sells 12 certified dishwashers; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the FDWBI8072-24WHT, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Forno FDWBI8010-24*** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Forno FDWBI8010-24*** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Forno FDWBI8010-24*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 485 of 737, the Forno FDWBI8010-24*** 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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.