Running cost for the Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6 at 391 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 2,850 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 $1/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 DFF070B2BSLDB-6: Bertazzoni REF24BMFXNV ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr), then Forno FFFFD1778-24LS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 54 of Danby's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, its priciest).
Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $74/year, the Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6 adds up to about $956 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,850 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 391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.