Summit FFBF181ES Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit FFBF181ES: running cost
The Summit FFBF181ES is certified by ENERGY STAR at 390 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $73 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 1% above it, ranking 2,844 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 $1/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 FFBF181ES: Summit CTR21W ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UGP-330L W AC ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 83 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 FFBF181ES over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Summit FFBF181ES adds up to about $953 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $73/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,844 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 390 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.