Running cost for the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2
ENERGY STAR certifies the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 at 369 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $69 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.
How the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.4% less, ranking 2,694 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 on that list: Insignia NS-RTM18SS2 ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-SS ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 76 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 adds up to about $902 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
The Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 already costs $69/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,694 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 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.