Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD
At 319 kWh/yr, the Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $60 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 17.4% less, ranking 1,929 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 $13/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 DCR031B1BSLDD: GE FUF22DZR ($60/yr, 318 kWh/yr), then Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD ($60/yr, 319 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby Designer lineup
Ranked 10 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 DCR031B1BSLDD over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD costs roughly $780 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/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
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. 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.