Frigidaire FDSH4411 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FDSH4411
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FDSH4411 at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 Frigidaire FDSH4411 compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 501 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 Frigidaire FDSH4411 on that list: Frigidaire FDPH431L ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FDSH4501 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 6 of Frigidaire's 17 certified dishwashers, this sits between the FDSH4502 ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFCD2413 ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Frigidaire FDSH4411 that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FDSH4411; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.