Running cost for the Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT
At 240 kWh/yr, the Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 496 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 737 dishwashers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT: Forno FDWBI8072-24SSBLK ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FDHP4336**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 12 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers Forno makes, the FDWBI8072-24WHT costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Forno's cheapest, the FDWBI8010-24***.
Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT over 9 years
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 496 of 737, the Forno FDWBI8072-24WHT 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.