Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Insignia NS-RTM20SS3: running cost
At 390 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-RTM20SS3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 against the category
That's 1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,834 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-SS ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Insignia NS-RTM20SS3. Insignia NS-RTM203-C ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 82 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 costs roughly $953 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 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
Whether or not the Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 390 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,834 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-RTM20SS3 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.