Danby DAG016A5BDH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Danby DAG016A5BDH
At 190 kWh/yr, the Danby DAG016A5BDH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $36 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 50.8% less, ranking 202 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 $37/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 DAG016A5BDH: Hisense FV06C7ASE ($35/yr, 186 kWh/yr), then Marvel MPBV415-IS31A ($36/yr, 191 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Danby's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, its priciest).
Danby DAG016A5BDH over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby DAG016A5BDH that long and it costs about $464 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $36/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Danby DAG016A5BDH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 190 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 202 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.