Running cost for the Insignia NS-RBM18SS0
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-RBM18SS0 at 466 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,361 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 $15/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-RBM18**0-C ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-RBM18SS0-C ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 90 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Insignia NS-RBM18SS0 that long and it costs about $1,139 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $88/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Insignia NS-RBM18SS0 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-RBM18SS0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 466 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.