Insignia NS-UZ1127-C Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ1127-C
At 355 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ1127-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
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-C compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.5% less, ranking 193 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-C on that list: Insignia NS-UZ1127 ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit ADFD2D24 ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 9 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $67/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
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
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 355 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.