Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4515***A: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4515***A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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 514 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 Gallery GDPH4515***A: Frigidaire Gallery GDHH4527**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4525**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire Gallery lineup
Ranked 2 of Frigidaire Gallery's 8 certified dishwashers, this sits between the GDHH4527**** ($45/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GDSP4715**** ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4515***A costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
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 Gallery GDPH4515***A; 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. 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.