Insignia NS-CF44BK6: running cost
The Insignia NS-CF44BK6 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 269 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-CF44BK6 against the category
That's 30.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,411 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-CF44BK6. Hisense HRC044AVE ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 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-CF44BK6 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-CF44BK6 that long and it costs about $657 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-CF44BK6 is already efficient for its category at $51/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
$51/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-CF44BK6; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,411 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF44BK6 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.