What the Summit S4D18PLIM costs to run
At 541 kWh/yr, the Summit S4D18PLIM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
How the Summit S4D18PLIM compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 40.2% above it, ranking 3,691 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit S4D18PLIM on that list: Summit S4D18BIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit S4D18SSIM ($102/yr, 541 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 146 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $102/year, the Summit S4D18PLIM adds up to about $1,322 in electricity over that span.
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 S4D18PLIM or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Summit S4D18PLIM already costs $102/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,691 of 4,704, the Summit S4D18PLIM 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.