Running cost for the Summit S4D18BIM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit S4D18BIM at 541 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $102 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 40.2% above it, ranking 3,690 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $29/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Summit S4D18BIM: Summit LRF4D18PLIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr), then Summit S4D18PLIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr).
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 145 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit S4D18BIM costs roughly $1,322 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
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 S4D18BIM or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$102/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit S4D18BIM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,690 of 4,704, the Summit S4D18BIM 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.