Summit LRF4D182BIM: running cost
The Summit LRF4D182BIM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 541 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $102 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit LRF4D182BIM against the category
That's 40.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,686 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit LRF4D183WIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit LRF4D182BIM. Summit FDRD17PLIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 141 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit LRF4D182BIM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $102/year, the Summit LRF4D182BIM adds up to about $1,322 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $102/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Summit LRF4D182BIM or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$102/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit LRF4D182BIM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,686 of 4,704, the Summit LRF4D182BIM 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 541 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.