Summit SBF175SS: running cost
The Summit SBF175SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 355 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $67 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 SBF175SS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 8% less, ranking 2,457 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Summit SBF175SS on that list: Summit LBF30173W ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit SBF176W ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Summit's own models
Ranked 54 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 SBF175SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Summit SBF175SS costs roughly $868 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $67/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Summit SBF175SS already costs $67/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.