Summit CTR21PL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit CTR21PL
At 390 kWh/yr, the Summit CTR21PL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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 CTR21PL compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,842 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit CTR21PL on that list: Samsung RB10FSR4E ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit CTR21W ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 81 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Summit CTR21PL 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 CTR21PL that long and it costs about $953 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Summit CTR21PL already costs $73/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 390 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,842 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.