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Danby DAG022A5BDH: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$37/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DAG022A5BDH at 195 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.10per day
$3.06per month
195kWh per year, certified
$477over a 13-yr lifespan

The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 49.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 217 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 $36/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 refrigerators, one step cheaper is Montgomery Ward FR336-W-B-SSBLACK ($36/yr, 193 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby One Plug 3.1SM6R ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.

Danby DAG022A5BDH over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DAG022A5BDH costs roughly $477 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

The Danby DAG022A5BDH is already efficient for its category at $37/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

Whether or not the Danby DAG022A5BDH 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

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 217 of 4,704, the Danby DAG022A5BDH sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.