Danby DUF206E1SSLDB Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Danby DUF206E1SSLDB
At 492 kWh/yr, the Danby DUF206E1SSLDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DUF206E1SSLDB against the category
That's 22.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 492 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Danby Designer DUF206E1 ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DUF206E1SSLDB. ARTT ATUF21ES SS ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Danby lineup
Among Danby's 13 certified freezers, this is the priciest to run, $60/year over the DCF035A5WDB, 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$93/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DUF206E1SSLDB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 492 of 658, the Danby DUF206E1SSLDB 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 492 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.