UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM: running cost
At 302 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $57 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM against the category
That's 21.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,782 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 $16/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
UNIQUE UNQ-310L MB TM ($57/yr, 302 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM. UNIQUE UNQ-310L B TM ($57/yr, 302 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the UNIQUE lineup
UNIQUE makes 43 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 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.
UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM costs roughly $738 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM is already efficient for its category at $57/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 302 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,782 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UNQ-310L LG TM 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.