Running cost for the Dacor DRF42750***
The Dacor DRF42750*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 629 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $118 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 refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 63% above it, ranking 4,189 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $46/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 Dacor DRF42750***: Dacor DRF42530*** ($118/yr, 629 kWh/yr), then Continental Electric CE-FRF192 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 of Dacor's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DRW24G7500** ($18/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DRS425300** ($148/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Dacor DRF42750*** costs roughly $1,537 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Dacor DRF42750*** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $118/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $118/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 629 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.