Running cost for the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471****
At 240 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471****'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 519 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 GDSP471****: Frigidaire Gallery GDSH4735** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 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).
Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471**** over 9 years
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471**** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.