Danby DUFM060B1WDB Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Danby DUFM060B1WDB
At 281 kWh/yr, the Danby DUFM060B1WDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $53 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 DUFM060B1WDB compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 29.9% less, ranking 116 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DUFM060B1WDB on that list: Vissani VSD57UPW ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ELLIPSE EVF060W ($53/yr, 281 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 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, $53/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Danby DUFM060B1WDB already costs $53/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.