Summit LRF1087B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit LRF1087B
At 297 kWh/yr, the Summit LRF1087B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $56 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 LRF1087B compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.1% less, ranking 1,737 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit LRF1087B on that list: Summit LRF108 ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit LRF1088 ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 23 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 LRF1087B over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit LRF1087B costs roughly $726 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/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
The Summit LRF1087B already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.