Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-C*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-C* at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.2% above it, ranking 405 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 $7/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-UZ17WH0-C*: Insignia NS-UZ17WH0 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ17WH0* ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 22 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.
Shopping for a new one
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-UZ17WH0-C* or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-C* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 405 of 658, the Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-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.