What the Summit FDRD172BK costs to run
At 457 kWh/yr, the Summit FDRD172BK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 18.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,247 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 $13/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 Summit FDRD171W ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit FDRD173SS ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 121 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
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 FDRD172BK that long and it costs about $1,117 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 FDRD172BK or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Summit FDRD172BK 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,247 of 4,704, the Summit FDRD172BK sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.