Summit LRF15SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Summit LRF15SS costs to run
The Summit LRF15SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 332 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $62 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 14% less, ranking 2,207 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 $10/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 LRF15SS: Summit LRF15PL ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr), then Summit LRF15W ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr).
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 47 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 LRF15SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit LRF15SS costs roughly $811 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $62/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. 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.