Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO Running Cost…
What the Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO at 240 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $45 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 37.8% less, ranking 980 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 $27/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 Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO: Marathon MAR110W ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Silhouette Professional SPRAR055D1SS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Comparing Silhouette Professional's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Silhouette Professional makes, the DAR055D1BSSPRO is the cheapest to run, $2/year less than Silhouette Professional's priciest, the DKC055D1SSPRO-1.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO adds up to about $587 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $45/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
Whether or not the Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 980 of 4,704, the Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO 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.