What the Danby Designer DCR032A2* costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby Designer DCR032A2* at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 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 43.5% less, ranking 631 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 $32/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 DCR032A2*: Budweiser FR320-BUD-COM ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), then Electrolux EI33AR80W* ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby Designer lineup
Of the 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Danby Designer makes, the DCR032A2* is the cheapest to run, $19/year less than Danby Designer's priciest, the DCR032C3*.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Danby Designer DCR032A2* adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. At rank 631 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.