What the Insignia NS-UZ14**27-C costs to run
The Insignia NS-UZ14**27-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 394 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $74 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-UZ14**27-C compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.7% less, ranking 258 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-UZ14**27-C on that list: Insignia NS-UZ14**27 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C* ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 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, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ14**27-C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 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.