What the UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB AC costs to run
At 442 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 14.5% above it, ranking 3,136 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 $11/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 UNQ-455L MB AC: UNIQUE UNQ-455L LG AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UNQ-455L O AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 31 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB AC that long and it costs about $1,080 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $83/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB AC or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$83/year to run is the predictable cost of the UNIQUE UNQ-455L MB AC; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 442 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,136 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.