Danby DBC117A2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Danby DBC117A2
The Danby DBC117A2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 258 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $49 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 DBC117A2 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.2% less, ranking 1,217 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DBC117A2 on that list: Danby DBC117A1 ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz BC-93S-62H ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 18 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 DBC117A2 that long and it costs about $631 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DBC117A2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 258 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,217 of 4,704, the Danby DBC117A2 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.