What the Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C* costs to run
The Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 394 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C* against the category
That's 1.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 261 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-UZ14WH0* ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C*. Insignia NS-UZ14SS0* ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 15 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.
Weighing a replacement
The Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-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
A freezer like the Insignia NS-UZ14WH0-C* is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
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.