Summit FF18W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FF18W: running cost
The Summit FF18W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 363 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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.
How the Summit FF18W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6% less, ranking 2,603 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit FF18W on that list: Summit FF18SSIM ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit FF18WIM ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 65 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 FF18W that long and it costs about $887 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Summit FF18W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 363 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,603 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.