Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C: running cost
The Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 255 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $48 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.
How the Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,191 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C on that list: Insignia NS-CF27WH6 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Mainstays MS953619315303 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 36 of Insignia's 92 certified refrigerators, this sits between the NS-WC14SS3 ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the NS-RBM18WH0-C ($88/yr, its priciest).
Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 255 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.