Summit FF156PL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FF156PL: running cost
At 332 kWh/yr, the Summit FF156PL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $62 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14% less, ranking 2,202 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 $10/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 FF156PL: Summit FF156B ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr), then Summit FF156SS ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 42 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 FF156PL that long and it costs about $811 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Summit FF156PL 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 332 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,202 of 4,704, the Summit FF156PL 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.