Danby DPF074B2WDB-6 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Danby DPF074B2WDB-6: running cost
The Danby DPF074B2WDB-6 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 344 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $65 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.
How the Danby DPF074B2WDB-6 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.9% less, ranking 2,294 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DPF074B2WDB-6 on that list: Danby DPF074B2BSLDB-6 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FARBERWARE FW-RF272-I6A ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 44 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 DPF074B2WDB-6 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 DPF074B2WDB-6 that long and it costs about $841 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $65/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 344 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.