Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C: running cost
The Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 1,300 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 Insignia NS-CF33BK6 ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-CF33WH6 ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C costs roughly $635 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Insignia NS-CF33BK6-C ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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. The 260 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.