Insignia NS-UZ1127 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ1127
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ1127 at 355 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 Insignia NS-UZ1127 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.5% less, ranking 192 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-UZ1127 on that list: VITARA VLUF1101EWE ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-UZ1127-C ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 8 of Insignia's 27 certified freezers, this sits between the NS-UZ70SS27 ($56/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the NS-UZ21WH0 ($93/yr, its priciest).
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.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified freezers go, $67/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
At $67/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 192 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ1127 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. The 355 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.