What the Frigidaire FFBD2420UW costs to run
At 240 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFBD2420UW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FFBD2420UW against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 511 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFCD2413**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FFBD2420UW. Frigidaire FFBD2420US ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 17 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 16 of 17 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FDSH4502**** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the FFCD2413**** at $45/yr.
Frigidaire FFBD2420UW over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Frigidaire FFBD2420UW that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FFBD2420UW is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 511 of 737, the Frigidaire FFBD2420UW 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.