Frigidaire FDSH4501 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FDSH4501
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FDSH4501 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dishwasher
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 502 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 Frigidaire FDSH4501: Frigidaire FDSH4411 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FDSP4401 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 7 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 FDSH4501 that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FDSH4501; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 502 of 737, the Frigidaire FDSH4501 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.