Running cost for the Insignia NS-CFR32MT1
The Insignia NS-CFR32MT1 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.
Where this ranks
That's 16.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,034 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $12/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Insignia NS-CFR32C1 ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-CFR32RD1 ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr).
Comparing Insignia's own models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 58 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-CFR32MT1 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-CFR32MT1 that long and it costs about $789 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-CFR32MT1 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
Whether or not the Insignia NS-CFR32MT1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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. The 323 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.