Danby DFF116B2WDBR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Danby DFF116B2WDBR
At 310 kWh/yr, the Danby DFF116B2WDBR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $58 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 19.7% less, ranking 1,821 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 $14/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 DFF116B2WDBR: Danby DFF116B2WDBL ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFET1222U ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr).
Comparing Danby's own models
Ranked 31 of Danby's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DFF116B2WDBR costs roughly $758 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $58/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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. The 310 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.