What the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT T AC costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT T AC at 345 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT T AC against the category
That's 10.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,373 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT V AC ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT T AC. UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT R AC ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing UNIQUE's own models
UNIQUE makes 43 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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-FR7CT T 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-FR7CT T AC that long and it costs about $843 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT T AC is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $65/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 345 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.