UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC costs to run
The UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 399 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $75 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.
How the UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,945 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC on that list: Summit SBF126PL ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while UNIQUE UGP-340L E AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 21 of UNIQUE's 43 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UGP-275L R AC ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UGP-595L W AC ($102/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The UNIQUE UGP-340L B AC already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 2,945 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 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.