Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C
At 296 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 26.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 133 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $20/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-UZ70SS4-C ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 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-UZ70SS27-C is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 133 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 296 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.