Danby DCR032C3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Danby DCR032C3
Brand: Danby

Danby DCR032C3: running cost

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$60/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 320 kWh/yr, the Danby DCR032C3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.16per day

$5.01per month

320kWh per year, certified

$782over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Danby DCR032C3 against the category

That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,947 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Danby Designer DCR032C3 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DCR032C3. Cuisinart CCF-31 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Danby lineup

Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 35 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.

Danby DCR032C3 over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DCR032C3 costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Danby DCR032C3 is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DCR032C3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Ranked 1,947 of 4,704, the Danby DCR032C3 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 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.