Danby DAR022A1BDB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Danby DAR022A1BDB costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DAR022A1BDB at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 397 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 $33/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 DAR022A1BDB: Crown CRNREF02WT ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then Danby DAR022A1SLDB ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Danby's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DAR022A1BDB costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/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 DAR022A1BDB 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 397 of 4,704, the Danby DAR022A1BDB 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.