Running cost for the Danby DCR044B1BM
At 228 kWh/yr, the Danby DCR044B1BM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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 40.9% less, ranking 871 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 $30/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 DCR044B1BM: Crown CRNREF04SS ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Danby DCR044B1SLM ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby's own models
Ranked 9 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Danby DCR044B1BM adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
Whether or not the Danby DCR044B1BM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 871 of 4,704, the Danby DCR044B1BM 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 228 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.