Danby DAR033A6 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby DAR033A6: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DAR033A6 at 259 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DAR033A6 against the category
That's 32.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,251 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
Danby Diplomat DAR032B2BM ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DAR033A6. Crosley RRXH3210AR ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Danby's own models
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.
Danby DAR033A6 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 DAR033A6 that long and it costs about $633 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby DAR033A6 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DAR033A6; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 259 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.