Dacor DRZ36980 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Dacor DRZ36980
The Dacor DRZ36980 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 580 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $109 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Dacor DRZ36980 against the category
That's 44.6% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 639 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $34/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Jenn-Air JBZF30IGX ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Dacor DRZ36980. Monogram ZIF301NPN ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Dacor lineup
Among Dacor's 4 certified freezers, this is the priciest to run, $22/year over the DRZ18980, the brand's cheapest.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
At $109/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Dacor DRZ36980 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Dacor DRZ36980 already costs $109/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 639 of 658, the Dacor DRZ36980 sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.