Danby DWM022D3WDB Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Danby DWM022D3WDB costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DWM022D3WDB at 110 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $21 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 washing machine
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 177 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/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 Danby DWM022D3WDB: Danby DWM022D1DSDB ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr), then ELEMENT ECW2224EGG ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr).
Within the Danby lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines Danby makes, the DWM022D3WDB costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Danby's cheapest, the DWM022D1DSDB.
Danby DWM022D3WDB over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Danby DWM022D3WDB that long and it costs about $207 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $21/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Danby DWM022D3WDB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 177 of 398, the Danby DWM022D3WDB sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.