Running cost for the Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C at 224 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $42 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-CF43TMSS6-C compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 42% less, ranking 799 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C on that list: Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6 ($42/yr, 224 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while RCA RFR465 ($42/yr, 224 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C that long and it costs about $547 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/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
The Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 799 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF43TMSS6-C 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 224 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.