Insignia NS-CF33BK6 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Insignia NS-CF33BK6 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-CF33BK6 at 260 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 32.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,299 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $24/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Hisense HRC033ABE ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 38 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.
Insignia NS-CF33BK6 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-CF33BK6 that long and it costs about $635 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-CF33BK6 is already efficient for its category at $49/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
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-CF33BK6; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,299 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF33BK6 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.