Forno FDWBI8067-24S: running cost
The Forno FDWBI8067-24S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $45 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Forno FDWBI8067-24S compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 493 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Forno FDWBI8067-24S on that list: Forno FDWBI8067-24*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Forno FDWBI8072-24 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Forno's own models
Ranked 9 of Forno's 12 certified dishwashers, this sits between the FDWBI8010-24*** ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDWBI8072-24WHT ($45/yr, its priciest).
Forno FDWBI8067-24S over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Forno FDWBI8067-24S that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Forno FDWBI8067-24S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 493 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.