Running cost for the Danby DBM187E1SSDB
At 550 kWh/yr, the Danby DBM187E1SSDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DBM187E1SSDB against the category
That's 42.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,740 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 $31/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Danby DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DBM187E1SSDB. Crosley CBMH1873** ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Danby lineup
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 57 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DBM187E1SSDB costs roughly $1,344 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $103/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Danby DBM187E1SSDB is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,740 of 4,704, the Danby DBM187E1SSDB 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. The 550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.