What the Summit S4D18SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit S4D18SS at 457 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $86 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 S4D18SS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 18.4% above it, ranking 3,256 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit S4D18SS on that list: Summit S4D18PL ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit S4D18W ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 130 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
Summit S4D18SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit S4D18SS costs roughly $1,117 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit S4D18SS 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.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Summit S4D18SS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,256 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.