Running cost for the Danby DAR032A7GDB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DAR032A7GDB at 220 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 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.
How the Danby DAR032A7GDB compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 743 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DAR032A7GDB on that list: Criterion CCR33CE1B ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby Diplomat DCR033B2BM ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 7 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby DAR032A7GDB that long and it costs about $538 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Danby DAR032A7GDB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 220 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.