Summit CTR18 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit CTR18: running cost
The Summit CTR18 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 362 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Summit CTR18 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.2% less, ranking 2,570 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit CTR18 on that list: Sub-Zero DEC3650R/ ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 62 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Summit CTR18 adds up to about $885 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Summit CTR18 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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. The 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.