Insignia NS-CF33BK3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Insignia NS-CF33BK3: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-CF33BK3 at 220 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 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-CF33BK3 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 756 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-CF33BK3 on that list: Insignia NS-CF33BK# ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-CF33BK3-C ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 10 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).
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-CF33BK3 that long and it costs about $538 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-CF33BK3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 756 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF33BK3 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.