Summit SBF16SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Summit SBF16SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit SBF16SS at 429 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $81 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 11.1% above it, ranking 3,065 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 $8/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 SBF16SS: Summit SBF16PL ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr), then Summit SBF16W ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Ranked 115 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 SBF16SS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $81/year, the Summit SBF16SS adds up to about $1,048 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Summit SBF16SS 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 $81/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$81/year to run is the predictable cost of the Summit SBF16SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 429 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.