Danby DUFM068A1SCDB Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Danby DUFM068A1SCDB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DUFM068A1SCDB at 296 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $56 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 26.2% less, ranking 127 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $20/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Danby DUFM068A1SCDB: VITARA VLUF0660EW ($55/yr, 292 kWh/yr), then FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $56/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
$56/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DUFM068A1SCDB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 127 of 658, the Danby DUFM068A1SCDB 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 296 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.