Danby Premiere DUFM085A3 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Danby Premiere DUFM085A3 costs to run
At 247 kWh/yr, the Danby Premiere DUFM085A3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 38.4% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 98 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $29/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Danby Designer DUFM085A4TDD ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby Premiere lineup
The Danby Premiere DUFM085A3 is the only freezer from Danby Premiere that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full freezer category.
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?
The Danby Premiere DUFM085A3 is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby Premiere DUFM085A3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 98 of 658, the Danby Premiere DUFM085A3 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.