Dacor DRF36530***: running cost
The Dacor DRF36530*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 549 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,713 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Crosley CFDMH1834AW ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Dacor DRF36750*** ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Dacor makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DRW24G7500** at $18/yr, and its priciest, the DRS425300** at $148/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Dacor DRF36530*** that long and it costs about $1,342 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $103/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Dacor DRF36530*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 549 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.