Danby DCR045B1BSLDB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby DCR045B1BSLDB: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DCR045B1BSLDB at 265 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 31.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,356 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $23/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Danby DCR045B1 ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FFPE4533UM ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby's own models
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby DCR045B1BSLDB that long and it costs about $648 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Danby DCR045B1BSLDB is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Danby DCR045B1BSLDB already costs $50/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,356 of 4,704, the Danby DCR045B1BSLDB 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.