Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C
The Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 215 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 575 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMAR265BE ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C. Hotpoint HME03GGM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 92 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NS-WC14SS3 at $23/yr, and its priciest, the NS-RBM18WH0-C at $88/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C costs roughly $525 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.