UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT LG AC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT LG AC costs to run
The UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT LG AC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 345 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $65 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,369 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 $8/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-FR7CT LG AC: UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT B AC ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT MB AC ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Within the UNIQUE lineup
Ranked 12 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT LG AC adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $65/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,369 of 4,704, the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT LG 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.