Danby DUF167A5WDD Running Cost (Freezer)
Danby DUF167A5WDD: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DUF167A5WDD at 432 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $81 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 DUF167A5WDD compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 7.7% above it, ranking 358 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DUF167A5WDD on that list: Danby DUF167A5BSLDD ($81/yr, 432 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Danby's own models
Ranked 12 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.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified freezers go, $81/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
The Danby DUF167A5WDD already costs $81/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 358 of 658, the Danby DUF167A5WDD 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 432 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.