Danby Designer DAR017A2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby Designer DAR017A2: running cost
The Danby Designer DAR017A2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 221 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Danby Designer DAR017A2 against the category
That's 42.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 791 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
roomwell REFNFR1700 ($42/yr, 221 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Danby Designer DAR017A2. Danby DAR017A3 ($42/yr, 221 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Danby Designer's own models
Danby Designer makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DCR032A2 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the DCR032C3 at $60/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby Designer DAR017A2 costs roughly $540 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Danby Designer DAR017A2 is already efficient for its category at $42/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
Whether or not the Danby Designer DAR017A2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 221 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 791 of 4,704, the Danby Designer DAR017A2 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.