Running cost for the Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT
The Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 490 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 FDWBI8041-18*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT. Forno FDWBI8033-24SSBLK ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Forno lineup
Forno makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 6 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FDWBI8010-24*** at $45/yr, and its priciest, the FDWBI8072-24WHT at $45/yr.
Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT 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
Whether or not the Forno FDWBI8033-24WHT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 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.