Insignia NS-CF43SS9 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-CF43SS9
At 329 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-CF43SS9's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $62 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-CF43SS9 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14.8% less, ranking 2,142 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-CF43SS9 on that list: Hisense HRT044VE ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-CF45TMSS26L ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Ranked 60 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-CF43SS9 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Insignia NS-CF43SS9 adds up to about $804 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/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
Whether or not the Insignia NS-CF43SS9 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,142 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF43SS9 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 329 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.