UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC: running cost
At 399 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,950 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 $2/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 UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC: UNIQUE UGP-340L O AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UGP-340L W AC ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
A refrigerator like the UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,950 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UGP-340L T AC 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.