What the Danby DUF140A1WDB costs to run
At 270 kWh/yr, the Danby DUF140A1WDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $51 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 DUF140A1WDB compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.1% less, ranking 1,447 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DUF140A1WDB on that list: Criterion CUF14P1W ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Edgestar CRF321SS ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 24 of Danby's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DBM187E1WDB ($103/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the Danby DUF140A1WDB adds up to about $660 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/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
$51/year to run is the predictable cost of the Danby DUF140A1WDB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 270 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,447 of 4,704, the Danby DUF140A1WDB sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.