Solar Panel System GuideBrand library
Solar Brands: Qcells, REC, SunPower, Enphase, and More
Independent solar panel and inverter brand reviews for the manufacturers homeowners encounter most, with cited efficiency, wattage, degradation, and warranty evidence.
Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar makes the TOPHiKu6 module line using N-type TOPCon cells. The CS6.1-72TD series targets high power arrays that want efficiency up to 23 percent and a 30 year performance warranty.
Brand reviewEnphase
Enphase makes IQ8 microinverters, module-level power electronics that convert DC to AC at each panel. The IQ8 line is the industry's first microgrid-forming, software-defined microinverter series.
Brand reviewFranklinWH
FranklinWH makes the aPower 2, an AC coupled home battery built on lithium iron phosphate cells. It stores solar and grid energy for time of use savings and backup, and scales to whole home capacity.
Brand reviewJA Solar
JA Solar makes the DeepBlue 4.0 module line built on N-type TOPCon cells. The line targets rooftop and utility arrays that want high efficiency and a 30 year power warranty.
Brand reviewJinko Solar
Jinko Solar makes the Tiger Neo module line built on N-type mono-crystalline cells. The 72HL4-(V) series targets rooftop and commercial arrays that want high power per module and a long linear power warranty.
Brand reviewPanasonic
Panasonic manufactures the EverVolt residential solar module series using half-cut heterojunction cells. The line targets homeowners who want high efficiency and a full 25-year warranty on parts and labor.
Brand reviewQcells
Qcells is a residential solar manufacturer whose flagship Q.TRON line uses N-type Q.ANTUM NEO cell technology. The panels target homeowners who want high efficiency in a compact all-black module.
Brand reviewREC
REC Group is a residential solar manufacturer whose Alpha Pure-R line uses a heterojunction cell and a gapless panel design. The line targets homeowners who want high efficiency and low degradation.
Brand reviewSilfab Solar
Silfab Solar makes the Silfab Prime residential module line and engineers its panels for North America. The SIL-410 HC+ targets homeowners who want a monocrystalline panel with a long product and performance warranty.
Brand reviewSunPower Maxeon
Maxeon manufactures the Maxeon 6 residential solar panel using Interdigitated Back Contact cell technology. The line targets homeowners who want top-tier efficiency and the industry's longest warranty.
Brand reviewTesla
Tesla makes the Powerwall home battery, a compact storage system with an integrated solar inverter. Powerwall 3 stores solar or grid energy to power a home day and night and during outages.
Brand reviewTrina Solar
Trina Solar makes the Vertex S+ dual glass module using N-type i-TOPCon cells. The TSM-NEG9R.28 series targets residential and small commercial rooftops that want a compact panel with a 30 year power warranty.