Summit FFBF124SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit FFBF124SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit FFBF124SS at 399 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FFBF124SS against the category
That's 3.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,936 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit LBF12B ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FFBF124SS. Summit FFBF123B ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Summit's own models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 92 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Summit FFBF124SS adds up to about $975 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Summit FFBF124SS is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Summit FFBF124SS already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,936 of 4,704, the Summit FFBF124SS 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. The 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.