Frigidaire FFBD1831US: running cost
The Frigidaire FFBD1831US 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 Frigidaire FFBD1831US compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 507 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 FFBD1831US on that list: Frigidaire FFBD1831UB ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FFBD1831UW ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 12 of Frigidaire's 17 certified dishwashers, this sits between the FDSH4502**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFCD2413**** ($45/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire FFBD1831US over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Frigidaire FFBD1831US adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
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
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFBD1831US 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 507 of 737, the Frigidaire FFBD1831US 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.