Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C: running cost
At 244 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 1,000 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-C: Insignia NS-UZ70SS27 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ70WH27 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Ranked 26 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).
Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C adds up to about $596 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 1,000 of 4,704, the Insignia NS-UZ70SS27-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 244 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.