Running cost for the Danby Designer DAR026A1*
The Danby Designer DAR026A1* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 253 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $48 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.
How the Danby Designer DAR026A1* compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 34.5% less, ranking 1,170 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby Designer DAR026A1* on that list: Danby DAR026A2* ($48/yr, 253 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frestec FTC30RF ($48/yr, 253 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 of Danby Designer's 12 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DCR032A2* ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DCR032C3* ($60/yr, its priciest).
Danby Designer DAR026A1* over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby Designer DAR026A1* that long and it costs about $618 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 253 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,170 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.