What the Danby Designer DCR032C3* costs to run
At 320 kWh/yr, the Danby Designer DCR032C3*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,948 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 $12/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 DCR032C3* ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Emerson CR0232*** ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby Designer lineup
Among Danby Designer's 12 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $19/year over the DCR032A2*, the brand's cheapest.
Danby Designer DCR032C3* over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby Designer DCR032C3* that long and it costs about $782 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby Designer DCR032C3* is already efficient for its category at $60/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
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby Designer DCR032C3*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,948 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.