Insignia NS-CF30******: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-CF30****** at 321 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-CF30****** against the category
That's 16.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,022 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-CF30SS9 ($60/yr, 321 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-CF30******. Hisense HRT031AVE ($60/yr, 321 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 54 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.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Insignia NS-CF30****** that long and it costs about $785 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Insignia NS-CF30****** is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Insignia NS-CF30****** already costs $60/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 2,022 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 321 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.