Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715****: running cost
The Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** 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.
Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** against the category
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 520 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 Professional PDSH4816**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715****. Frigidaire Gallery GDSP471**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire Gallery lineup
Among Frigidaire Gallery's 8 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the GDHH4527****, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
9 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** adds up to about $406 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 520 of 737, the Frigidaire Gallery GDSP4715**** 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.