Summit FFBF235PL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit FFBF235PL
The Summit FFBF235PL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 391 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $74 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.
How the Summit FFBF235PL compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 2,861 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit FFBF235PL on that list: Summit FF8 ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit LFF823W ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 86 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 FFBF235PL over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit FFBF235PL costs roughly $956 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit FFBF235PL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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 391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.