Insignia NS-UZ1427-C Running Cost (Freezer)
Insignia NS-UZ1427-C: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ1427-C at 394 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 258 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Insignia NS-UZ1427 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 12 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Insignia NS-UZ1427-C is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Insignia NS-UZ1427-C ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 258 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ1427-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. The 394 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.