Insignia NS-CF44GD3-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Insignia NS-CF44GD3-C costs to run
At 228 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-CF44GD3-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 886 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $30/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Insignia NS-CF44GD3-C: Insignia NS-CF44GD3 ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-CF44SS# ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 21 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-CF44GD3-C over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-CF44GD3-C costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 886 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CF44GD3-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.