Danby DCR045B1SLDB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby DCR045B1SLDB: running cost
The Danby DCR045B1SLDB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 327 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DCR045B1SLDB against the category
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,097 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFPS4533U ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DCR045B1SLDB. Crosley ARXH4252UW ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Danby lineup
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 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 DCR045B1SLDB costs roughly $799 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby DCR045B1SLDB is already efficient for its category at $61/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
At $61/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 327 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.