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Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ17***

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$82/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 438 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ17***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.

$0.23per day
$6.86per month
438kWh per year, certified

The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Insignia NS-UZ17*** against the category

That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 400 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-UZ17***. Hisense HFU171N1AVE ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 17 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

At $82/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Insignia NS-UZ17*** or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.

Protecting what you have

$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ17***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.