Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Insignia NS-UZ70SS27: running cost
The Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 244 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $46 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.8% less, ranking 999 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $27/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27: Frigidaire FFUE0726AW ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 25 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 costs roughly $596 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 244 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 999 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 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.