UNIQUE UNQ-455L W AC: running cost
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L W 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.
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 W AC compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 14.5% above it, ranking 3,141 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 W AC on that list: UNIQUE UNQ-455L V AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 36 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-455L W AC over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the UNIQUE UNQ-455L W AC that long and it costs about $1,080 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L W 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the UNIQUE UNQ-455L W AC is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 3,141 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L W 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.