Running cost for the Summit FF18WIM
At 363 kWh/yr, the Summit FF18WIM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6% less, ranking 2,604 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 $4/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 FF18WIM: Summit FF18W ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), then Summit LRF181W ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 66 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Summit FF18WIM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Summit FF18WIM adds up to about $887 in electricity over that span.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Summit FF18WIM 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 363 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,604 of 4,704, the Summit FF18WIM 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.