Running cost for the Danby DFF101B1BSSDB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DFF101B1BSSDB at 297 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $56 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 23.1% less, ranking 1,701 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 $17/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 DFF101B1BSSDB: Criterion CTMR101C1* ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr), then Danby DFF101B2WDB ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 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 DFF101B1BSSDB over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $56/year, the Danby DFF101B1BSSDB adds up to about $726 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/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 DFF101B1BSSDB already costs $56/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. 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.