Danby Designer DAR110A1*: running cost
At 249 kWh/yr, the Danby Designer DAR110A1*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $47 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.5% less, ranking 1,107 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $26/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Danby Designer DAR110A1*: Danby DAR110A3* ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), then Galanz BD-305WE-B-A-62H ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby Designer's own models
Ranked 5 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 DAR110A1* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby Designer DAR110A1* costs roughly $609 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/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
A refrigerator like the Danby Designer DAR110A1* is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,107 of 4,704, the Danby Designer DAR110A1* 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.