Summit CP73PL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit CP73PL: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit CP73PL at 327 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,118 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 $11/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 Summit CP72W ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit FFBF283SS ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 35 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit CP73PL 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 CP73PL that long and it costs about $799 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit CP73PL is already efficient for its category at $61/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Summit CP73PL 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 327 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,118 of 4,704, the Summit CP73PL 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.