Danby DAR110A3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Danby DAR110A3 costs to run
The Danby DAR110A3 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 249 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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 35.5% less, ranking 1,106 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 $26/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 DAR110A3: Commercial Cool CCUC1110GW ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), then Danby Designer DAR110A1 ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 15 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 DAR110A3 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DAR110A3 costs roughly $609 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/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
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. At rank 1,106 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.