UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y AC costs to run
At 442 kWh/yr, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y 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 3,142 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 Y AC: UNIQUE UNQ-455L W AC ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr), then Crosley XRE18GGA ($83/yr, 443 kWh/yr).
Comparing UNIQUE's own models
Ranked 37 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 Y AC over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y AC adds up to about $1,080 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y 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.
If you're keeping it
$83/year to run is the predictable cost of the UNIQUE UNQ-455L Y AC; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,142 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. The 442 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.