Model
Danby DCF070A5WCDB
Rank #55 means 54 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 43rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 43% of those models.
What does the Danby DCF070A5WCDB cost to run per year?
Rank #55 of 622 puts the Danby DCF070A5WCDB among the cheapest freezer models we track to keep running, at roughly $42 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $47/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 43 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 7 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Arctic King ARC07B2C** at $42/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby DCF070A5WDB at $42/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Danby DCF070A5WCDB's $42/yr adds up to roughly $588 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic King ARC07B2C**.
By the numbers
The Danby DCF070A5WCDB normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $42/yr, here is what the Danby DCF070A5WCDB adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Danby DCF070A5WCDB costs about $420. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $470 over the same ten years.
How the Danby DCF070A5WCDB compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $42/yr, it runs about $33 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $17 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $47/yr, the Danby DCF070A5WCDB uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 7 cu ft, the Danby DCF070A5WCDB is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Danby DCF070A5WCDB cheap to run?
Yes. Its $42/yr running cost puts it at rank #55 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Danby DCF070A5WCDB cost per month?
About $3.48 a month, which is the $42 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 225 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $42 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Danby DCF070A5WCDB for its size?
43rd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Arctic King ARC07B2C**7 cu ft | $42 |
| 54 | Arctic King AC7ETWCR1RCM7 cu ft | $42 |
| 53 | Marathon MCF71W-17 cu ft | $42 |
| 52 | Marathon MCF701GRD7 cu ft | $42 |
| 51 | Epic ECF71W7 cu ft | $42 |
Source
ES_0031682_DCF070A5WCDB_12122022014220_80146810View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Danby and DCF070A5WCDB are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.