Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C
Brand: Insignia

Running cost for the Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$51/year at the national-average rate

At 269 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.14per day

$4.21per month

269kWh per year, certified

$657over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C against the category

That's 30.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,412 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-CF44SS6 ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C. Insignia NS-CF44BK6 ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 43 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.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C costs roughly $657 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Insignia NS-CF44BK6-C 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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

At $51/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 269 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,412 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF44BK6-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.