Summit FF714SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FF714SS: running cost
The Summit FF714SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 359 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $67 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 FF714SS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 7% less, ranking 2,477 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit FF714SS on that list: Summit FF713B ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit LRF712W ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 58 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 FF714SS that long and it costs about $877 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $67/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
The Summit FF714SS already costs $67/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 2,477 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. The 359 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.