Danby Designer DAR044A8*: running cost
At 268 kWh/yr, the Danby Designer DAR044A8*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 30.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,386 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 $22/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 Designer DAR044A4* ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is DOMETIC EA24D ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby Designer lineup
Danby Designer makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DCR032A2* at $41/yr, and its priciest, the DCR032C3* at $60/yr.
Danby Designer DAR044A8* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby Designer DAR044A8* costs roughly $655 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby Designer DAR044A8* 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby Designer DAR044A8*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. 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.