Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ70WH4
At 296 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ70WH4'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 137 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-UZ70WH27-C ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-UZ70WH4-C ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 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?
The Insignia NS-UZ70WH4 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
At $56/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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. The 296 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.