Running cost for the Insignia NS-UZ70WH27
The Insignia NS-UZ70WH27 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 244 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,001 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 $27/year under 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-UZ70SS27-C ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Insignia NS-UZ70WH27-C ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Within the Insignia lineup
Insignia makes 92 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Insignia NS-UZ70WH27 that long and it costs about $596 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Insignia NS-UZ70WH27 is already efficient for its category at $46/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
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Insignia NS-UZ70WH27; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,001 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 244 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.