Summit FFBF279SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit FFBF279SS
The Summit FFBF279SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 427 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $80 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 10.6% above it, ranking 3,044 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 $8/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 FFBF279SS: Hisense RB15A2CE ($80/yr, 427 kWh/yr), then Haier HRB15N3B ($80/yr, 428 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 104 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
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 FFBF279SS that long and it costs about $1,044 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit FFBF279SS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $80/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Summit FFBF279SS is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 427 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.