Danby DCF070A5WDB Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Danby DCF070A5WDB costs to run
The Danby DCF070A5WDB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 225 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DCF070A5WDB against the category
That's 43.9% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 57 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DCF070A5WDB. Danby DCF070A5WCDB ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Danby makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 5 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 DCF070A5WDB is already efficient for its category at $42/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DCF070A5WDB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 57 of 658, the Danby DCF070A5WDB 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.