Danby DCR047A1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby DCR047A1: running cost
The Danby DCR047A1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 331 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby DCR047A1 against the category
That's 14.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,169 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 $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti FF14V0W ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby DCR047A1. Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Danby's own models
Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 37 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Danby DCR047A1 adds up to about $809 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Danby DCR047A1 is already efficient for its category at $62/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$62/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DCR047A1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 331 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.