Summit LRF4D18PL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Summit LRF4D18PL
The Summit LRF4D18PL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 3,253 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 LRF4D184SS ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit S4D18B ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 127 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $86/year, the Summit LRF4D18PL adds up to about $1,117 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Summit LRF4D18PL runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $86/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$86/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit LRF4D18PL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 3,253 of 4,704, the Summit LRF4D18PL 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.