What the Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4525**** costs to run
The Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4525**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 515 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4515***A ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire Gallery GDPP4515***A ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire Gallery makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 3 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GDHH4527**** at $45/yr, and its priciest, the GDSP4715**** at $45/yr.
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 Gallery GDPH4525**** that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4525**** 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
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire Gallery GDPH4525****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 515 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.