Danby DAC120ECBIWDB Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Danby DAC120ECBIWDB costs to run
At 600 kWh/yr, the Danby DAC120ECBIWDB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 264 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $1/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 room air conditioners, one step cheaper is Comfort Aire RXTS-121A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is DELLA 048-TL-W12KI ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Danby makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 5 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DAC080B7IWDB-6 at $75/yr, and its priciest, the DAC140EBIBDB at $132/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the Danby DAC120ECBIWDB adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Danby DAC120ECBIWDB is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Danby DAC120ECBIWDB already costs $113/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 264 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.