LG LDFN454 Running Cost (Dishwasher)
What the LG LDFN454 costs to run
At 238 kWh/yr, the LG LDFN454's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
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 2.6% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 300 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 $1/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 LG LDFN343 ($45/yr, 238 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LDP679# ($45/yr, 238 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 24 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LDNFC33L at $41/yr, and its priciest, the SDWD24 at $45/yr.
LG LDFN454 over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the LG LDFN454 that long and it costs about $403 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LDFN454 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG LDFN454 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dishwasher, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 300 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.