Danby DUF140E1 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Danby DUF140E1
The Danby DUF140E1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 394 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $74 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Danby DUF140E1 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.7% less, ranking 245 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DUF140E1 on that list: Criterion CUF14M2 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby Designer DUF140E1 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 of Danby's 13 certified freezers, this sits between the DCF035A5WDB ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DUF206E1SSLDB ($93/yr, its priciest).
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?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 245 of 658, the Danby DUF140E1 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. The 394 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.