UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC costs to run
At 442 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $83 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-455L LG AC compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 14.5% above it, ranking 3,135 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC on that list: UNIQUE UNQ-455L B AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the UNIQUE lineup
Ranked 30 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 UNQ-455L LG AC costs roughly $1,080 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $83/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC already costs $83/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
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. The 442 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.