Summit FFBF123B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FFBF123B: running cost
At 399 kWh/yr, the Summit FFBF123B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $75 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 FFBF123B compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,935 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit FFBF123B on that list: Summit FFBF122PL ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit FFBF124SS ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 91 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 FFBF123B over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Summit FFBF123B adds up to about $975 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/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 FFBF123B 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
At rank 2,935 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 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.