What the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0* costs to run
The Insignia NS-UZ17WH0* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 438 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-UZ17WH0* against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 406 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
L2 LRU17B6*** ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0*. Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-C* ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 23 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0* 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
At rank 406 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.