What the Summit LRF4D184SS costs to run
At 457 kWh/yr, the Summit LRF4D184SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 18.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,252 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 $13/year over 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 LRF4D183W ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit LRF4D18PL ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 126 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit LRF4D184SS costs roughly $1,117 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $86/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 LRF4D184SS or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Summit LRF4D184SS 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
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.