Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C Running Cost (Freezer)
Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-C at 394 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 259 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-C: Insignia NS-UZ1427-C ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ14SS0 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 13 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
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 259 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ14SS0-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.