UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC at 399 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC against the category
That's 3.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,949 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC. UNIQUE UGP-340L MB AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
UNIQUE makes 43 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 of 43 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UGP-275L R AC at $52/yr, and its priciest, the UGP-595L W AC at $102/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC is already efficient for its category at $75/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 UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.