UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T
Brand: UNIQUE

Running cost for the UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T

More expensive than most models in its category to run

$86/year, priced at the national-average rate

The UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.24per day

$7.16per month

457kWh per year, certified

$1,117over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T against the category

That's 18.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,260 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 $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC W ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T. UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC MB ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the UNIQUE lineup

UNIQUE makes 43 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 40 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.

Cost over its typical lifespan

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $86/year, the UNIQUE UNQ-FR17LTP AC T adds up to about $1,117 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $86/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

At rank 3,260 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 457 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.