UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC: running cost
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 442 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC against the category
That's 14.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,140 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 $11/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
UNIQUE UNQ-455L W AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC. UNIQUE UNQ-455L T AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the UNIQUE lineup
UNIQUE makes 43 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 35 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-455L V AC over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC costs roughly $1,080 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $83/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L V 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 442 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,140 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L V 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.