Summit LRF182SSIM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit LRF182SSIM
The Summit LRF182SSIM 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 2,608 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 LRF182SS ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vesta VRF-WHITEHORSE-30SS ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 70 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
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 LRF182SSIM that long and it costs about $887 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit LRF182SSIM 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
Whether or not the Summit LRF182SSIM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 2,608 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. The 363 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.