Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C at 355 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C against the category
That's 11.5% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 193 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $9/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit ADFD2D24 ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C. Insignia NS-UZ11**27 ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 9 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NS-UZ70SS27 at $56/yr, and its priciest, the NS-UZ21WH0* at $93/yr.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 193 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ11**27-C sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.