Summit LRF1089 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit LRF1089 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit LRF1089 at 297 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 LRF1089 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.1% less, ranking 1,739 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 LRF1089 on that list: Summit LRF1088 ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TCL TRT10T4 ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 25 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit LRF1089 that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/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
Whether or not the Summit LRF1089 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 1,739 of 4,704, the Summit LRF1089 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 297 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.