Summit SBF126PL: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit SBF126PL 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,944 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 $2/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 SBF126PL: Summit SBF125W ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 100 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 SBF126PL costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Summit SBF126PL 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 399 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,944 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.