What the Insignia NS-CF45TMSS26L costs to run
At 329 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-CF45TMSS26L'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-CF45TMSS26L compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14.8% less, ranking 2,143 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-CF45TMSS26L on that list: Insignia NS-CF43SS9 ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while MADE4 SUPPLY 1814810 ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 61 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Insignia NS-CF45TMSS26L 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Insignia NS-CF45TMSS26L 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.