What the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM costs to run
At 302 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $57 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 UNQ-310L V TM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 21.8% less, ranking 1,787 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $16/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM on that list: UNIQUE UNQ-310L T TM ($57/yr, 302 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while UNIQUE UNQ-310L W TM ($57/yr, 302 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing UNIQUE's own models
Ranked 8 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).
UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $57/year, the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM adds up to about $738 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $57/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V TM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,787 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UNQ-310L V 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.