Summit ADRD15 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit ADRD15
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit ADRD15 at 256 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $48 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,210 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $24/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 refrigerators, one step cheaper is SAPPHIRE SRD243SSPR ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-15 ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Summit sells 148 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $54/year under the S4D18WIM, its priciest.
Summit ADRD15 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit ADRD15 that long and it costs about $626 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit ADRD15 is already efficient for its category at $48/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Summit ADRD15 already costs $48/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,210 of 4,704, the Summit ADRD15 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.