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What the Insignia NS-RBM11WH2 costs to run

About average for its category to run
$74/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The Insignia NS-RBM11WH2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 395 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.20per day
$6.19per month
395kWh per year, certified
$965over a 13-yr lifespan

The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 2.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,890 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 $2/year over 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-RBM11SS2-C ($74/yr, 395 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-RBM11WH2-C ($74/yr, 395 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 86 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-RBM11WH2 over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $74/year, the Insignia NS-RBM11WH2 adds up to about $965 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The Insignia NS-RBM11WH2 is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The Insignia NS-RBM11WH2 already costs $74/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

At rank 2,890 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.