Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ17SS0
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 401 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-C ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-UZ17SS0. Insignia NS-UZ17 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 18 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-UZ17SS0 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 401 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ17SS0 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.