Summit ADRD24 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit ADRD24: running cost
The Summit ADRD24 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 262 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 32.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,338 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 $23/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 Absocold ARD369A14R/L ($49/yr, 262 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L ($49/yr, 263 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit ADRD24 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 ADRD24 that long and it costs about $640 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Summit ADRD24 is already efficient for its category at $49/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
Whether or not the Summit ADRD24 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 262 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,338 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.