Summit FFBF154SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit FFBF154SS
The Summit FFBF154SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 429 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $81 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 11.1% above it, ranking 3,058 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 $8/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 FFBF154SS: Summit FFBF153B ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr), then Summit LBF16B ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 108 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 FFBF154SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit FFBF154SS costs roughly $1,048 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit FFBF154SS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $81/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $81/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 429 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.