Danby DFF121C2WDBL Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Danby DFF121C2WDBL
Brand: Danby

Running cost for the Danby DFF121C2WDBL

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$59/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DFF121C2WDBL at 315 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.16per day

$4.93per month

315kWh per year, certified

$770over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $59 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 18.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,909 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 $13/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 VITARA VLUF2100EWE ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marathon MFF122 ($59/yr, 315 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Danby makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 32 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DBC031L1SS at $22/yr, and its priciest, the DBM187E1WDB at $103/yr.

What this adds up to over time

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Danby DFF121C2WDBL that long and it costs about $770 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Shopping for a new one

The Danby DFF121C2WDBL is already efficient for its category at $59/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

At $59/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,909 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.