Summit FFBF249SS2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit FFBF249SS2
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit FFBF249SS2 at 370 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit FFBF249SS2 against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,723 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit LBF249 ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit FFBF249SS2. Summit BF249SS ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 72 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit FFBF249SS2 that long and it costs about $904 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit FFBF249SS2 is already efficient for its category at $70/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
$70/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit FFBF249SS2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 370 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,723 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.