Summit FFBF173SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit FFBF173SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit FFBF173SS at 355 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FFBF173SS against the category
That's 8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,454 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 LBF30172SS ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FFBF173SS. Summit FFBF172W ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 51 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $67/year, the Summit FFBF173SS adds up to about $868 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit FFBF173SS 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit FFBF173SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.