Insignia NS-UZ14SS0 Running Cost (Freezer)
Insignia NS-UZ14SS0: running cost
At 394 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.7% less, ranking 260 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0: Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 14 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, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 394 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 260 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0 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.