Summit LBF181 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit LBF181 costs to run
The Summit LBF181 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 380 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $71 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.6% less, ranking 2,770 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 LBF181: Summit FFBF249SS ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr), then EPIC EFF202SS ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 77 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit LBF181 costs roughly $929 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $71/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
The Summit LBF181 already costs $71/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,770 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.