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.