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Insignia NS-RTM203-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)

What the Insignia NS-RTM203-C costs to run

About average for its category to run
$73/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The Insignia NS-RTM203-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 390 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.20per day
$6.11per month
390kWh per year, certified
$953over a 13-yr lifespan

The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,833 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 $1/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-RTM203 ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 81 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.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Insignia NS-RTM203-C adds up to about $953 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

The Insignia NS-RTM203-C is already efficient for its category at $73/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$73/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-RTM203-C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

Ranked 2,833 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-RTM203-C 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. The 390 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.