Insignia NS-CF33BK3-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Insignia NS-CF33BK3-C costs to run
At 220 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-CF33BK3-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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-C compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 757 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-C on that list: Insignia NS-CF33BK3 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-CF33SS# ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 11 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-CF33BK3-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-CF33BK3-C that long and it costs about $538 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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.