Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT: running cost
At 400 kWh/yr, the Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,960 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 $3/year over 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 Galanz GLR12BR16 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit;Dreambilt lineup
The Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT is the only refrigerator from Summit;Dreambilt that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT costs roughly $978 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT is already efficient for its category at $75/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
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.