Summit FDRD171W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FDRD171W: running cost
The Summit FDRD171W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $86 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 18.4% above it, ranking 3,246 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $13/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Summit FDRD171W: Fisher & Paykel RS3684W Ice & Water ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), then Summit FDRD172BK ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 120 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit FDRD171W that long and it costs about $1,117 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $86/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Summit FDRD171W or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Summit FDRD171W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,246 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. The 457 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.