Summit FF1100W: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit FF1100W at 296 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FF1100W against the category
That's 23.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,684 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 FF1101SS ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FF1100W. Summit FF103PL ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Summit's own models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 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 FF1100W that long and it costs about $723 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit FF1100W 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $56/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,684 of 4,704, the Summit FF1100W 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. The 296 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.