Dacor DRR24980 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Dacor DRR24980
Brand: Dacor

What the Dacor DRR24980 costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$49/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 260 kWh/yr, the Dacor DRR24980's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.13per day

$4.07per month

260kWh per year, certified

$635over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Dacor DRR24980 against the category

That's 32.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,295 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $24/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

ELLIPSE EFVC13S ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Dacor DRR24980. Crown CRNREF03SS ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing Dacor's own models

Dacor makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DRW24G7500 at $18/yr, and its priciest, the DRS425300 at $148/yr.

Dacor DRR24980 over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Dacor DRR24980 costs roughly $635 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

The Dacor DRR24980 is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Dacor DRR24980; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 260 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.