Running cost for the Summit SBF125SS
The Summit SBF125SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 399 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit SBF125SS against the category
That's 3.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,942 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit SBF125W ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit SBF125SS. Summit SBF125B ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 148 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 98 of 148 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADRD15 at $48/yr, and its priciest, the S4D18WIM at $102/yr.
Summit SBF125SS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Summit SBF125SS that long and it costs about $975 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit SBF125SS is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $75/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,942 of 4,704, the Summit SBF125SS 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 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.