Summit BF249SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit BF249SS costs to run
At 370 kWh/yr, the Summit BF249SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit BF249SS against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,722 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FFBF249SS2 ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit BF249SS. Sub-Zero CL3650R/S// ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Summit's own models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 71 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit BF249SS that long and it costs about $904 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit BF249SS is already efficient for its category at $70/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Summit BF249SS already costs $70/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 370 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.