Running cost for the Summit SBF125W
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit SBF125W at 399 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $75 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 SBF125W compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,943 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit SBF125W on that list: Summit SBF125SS ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit SBF126PL ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 99 of Summit's 148 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ADRD15 ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S4D18WIM ($102/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit SBF125W costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Summit SBF125W already costs $75/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 399 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.