Summit FDRD173SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit FDRD173SS costs to run
The Summit FDRD173SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FDRD173SS against the category
That's 18.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,248 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 $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FDRD17PL ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FDRD173SS. Summit FDRD172BK ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 122 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit FDRD173SS costs roughly $1,117 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $86/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 3,248 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.