Insignia NS-RBM112 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Insignia NS-RBM112
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-RBM112 at 395 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.3% above it, ranking 2,887 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 $2/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-RBM112: Frigidaire FRBE1226AV ($74/yr, 395 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-RBM11SS2 ($74/yr, 395 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 83 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-RBM112 costs roughly $965 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
Whether or not the Insignia NS-RBM112 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,887 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 395 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.