What the Summit LRF181W costs to run
The Summit LRF181W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 363 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,605 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 $4/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 FF18WIM ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit LRF181WIM ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 67 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit LRF181W over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit LRF181W costs roughly $887 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit LRF181W is already efficient for its category at $68/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
The Summit LRF181W already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,605 of 4,704, the Summit LRF181W 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 363 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.