Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD: running cost
The Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD is certified by ENERGY STAR at 319 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 1,930 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 DCR031B1WDD: Danby Designer DCR031B1BSLDD ($60/yr, 319 kWh/yr), then MicroFridge 3.0MF4R ($60/yr, 319 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby Designer's own models
Ranked 11 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 DCR031B1WDD over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD costs roughly $780 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD already costs $60/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 1,930 of 4,704, the Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD 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.