Running cost for the Danby DCF050A5WDB
At 195 kWh/yr, the Danby DCF050A5WDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.4% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 16 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $39/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 freezers, one step cheaper is Cool-living CL-5UFR ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marathon MCF51W-1 ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby's own models
Danby makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DCF035A5WDB at $33/yr, and its priciest, the DUF206E1SSLDB* at $93/yr.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Danby DCF050A5WDB is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $37/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 195 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.