What the Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** costs to run
The Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** 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 521 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 GDSP4715**** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Gaggenau DF210701 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire Professional lineup
The Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** is the only dishwasher from Frigidaire Professional that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** 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
A dishwasher like the Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 521 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.