Summit CTR21W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit CTR21W
The Summit CTR21W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 390 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit CTR21W against the category
That's 1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,843 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 $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FFBF181ES ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit CTR21W. Summit CTR21PL ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 82 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit CTR21W over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit CTR21W costs roughly $953 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Summit CTR21W is already efficient for its category at $73/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
At $73/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.