Summit LBF249 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit LBF249
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit LBF249 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.
Where this ranks
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,724 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $3/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Summit FFBF249SS2 ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRT138FFD ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 73 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit LBF249 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit LBF249 that long and it costs about $904 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit LBF249 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$70/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit LBF249; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,724 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.