Summit FF108 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FF108: running cost
At 297 kWh/yr, the Summit FF108's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FF108 against the category
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,732 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FF1087B ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FF108. Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 18 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 FF108 that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit FF108 is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Summit FF108 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 297 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.