Insignia NS-CFR32C1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Insignia NS-CFR32C1 costs to run
The Insignia NS-CFR32C1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 323 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-CFR32C1 against the category
That's 16.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,033 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-CFR32MT1 ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-CFR32C1. Insignia NS-CFR32 ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 57 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.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the Insignia NS-CFR32C1 adds up to about $789 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-CFR32C1 is already efficient for its category at $61/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
$61/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-CFR32C1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,033 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-CFR32C1 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 323 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.