Danby DDY040D3WDB Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Danby DDY040D3WDB costs to run
At 317 kWh/yr, the Danby DDY040D3WDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 44.6% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 71 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $48/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Danby DDY040D1DSDB ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DDY040D4DSDB ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby lineup
Danby makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DDY040D1DSDB at $60/yr, and its priciest, the DDY040D4WDB at $60/yr.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Danby DDY040D3WDB adds up to about $715 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Danby DDY040D3WDB is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DDY040D3WDB; 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. Ranked 71 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Danby DDY040D3WDB is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.