Summit FFBF172W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit FFBF172W costs to run
The Summit FFBF172W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 355 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FFBF172W against the category
That's 8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,453 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FFBF173SS ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FFBF172W. Fhiaba S360FR6DU ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Summit's own models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 50 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit FFBF172W costs roughly $868 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit FFBF172W is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit FFBF172W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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. The 355 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.