Solar Inverter Comparison Chart
When comparing inverters, one of the most important things to consider is the inverter efficiency.
Unlike solar panel efficiency, which, somewhat counter intuitively, does not directly affect the amount of electricity your solar system will produce (you can read why here), solar inverter efficiency is critical to your solar system performance.
All the power from every solar panel goes through your inverter, so the amount of energy that your solar system generates is totally dependent of your inverters efficiency. The higher the inverter efficiency, the more power you’ll get and the more money you’ll save.
To help you compare inverters, I’ve created the tool on this page which uses inverter efficiency data from the California Energy Commission and applies it to inverters that are approved in Australia. The efficiencies listed in this table are known as the “Californian Efficiency” and I use these numbers because they are independently measured, which I think is a lot better than relying on the manufacturers’ own measurements, who may be a little optimistic when measuring their own inverters don’t ya think?
Please note: not every inverter available in Australia is in this list because I only use inverters that have been tested by our Californian friends!
Note: efficiency isn’t everything! Also critical is reliability. The inverter is the item most likely to fail in the first 10 years of your solar system, so my advice is always get a 10 year inverter warranty.
One of the best ways to judge an inverter’s reliability is to check out our solar inverter reviews where I’ve asked thousands of solar system owners who’ve had their system for more than 12 months how reliable their inverter has been.
Tip: Search For manufacturer e.g. "Suntech"
or first few digits of part no. e.g. "ET190"
Inverter Size To Watt
Manufacturer
Manufacturer | Model Number |
Size | Efficiency | Californian approved? |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steca Elektronik GmbH PVI 3000 2900W PVI 3000 Steca Elektronik GmbH |
Steca Elektronik GmbH | PVI 3000 | 2900 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Steca Elektronik GmbH SLX 3000 3000W SLX 3000 Steca Elektronik GmbH |
Steca Elektronik GmbH | SLX 3000 | 3000 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Sunny Roo Products SR2000TLI 2000W SR2000TLI Sunny Roo Products |
Sunny Roo Products | SR2000TLI | 2000 W | 95.50 | Yes |
Sunny Roo Products SR3000TLI 3000W SR3000TLI Sunny Roo Products |
Sunny Roo Products | SR3000TLI | 3000 W | 95.50 | Yes |
Sunny Roo Products SR4000TLI 4000W SR4000TLI Sunny Roo Products |
Sunny Roo Products | SR4000TLI | 4000 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Orion SPG-360-2K0 2000W SPG-360-2K0 Orion |
Orion | SPG-360-2K0 | 2000 W | 95.00 | Yes |
Canadian Solar CM-260-EC 260W CM-260-EC Canadian Solar |
Canadian Solar | CM-260-EC | 260 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Altenergy Power System YC250A 225W YC250A Altenergy Power System |
Altenergy Power System | YC250A | 225 W | 94.00 | Yes |
Altenergy Power System YC250I 225W YC250I Altenergy Power System |
Altenergy Power System | YC250I | 225 W | 94.00 | Yes |
Altenergy Power System YC500A 500W YC500A Altenergy Power System |
Altenergy Power System | YC500A | 500 W | 95.00 | Yes |
Altenergy Power System YC500I 500W YC500I Altenergy Power System |
Altenergy Power System | YC500I | 500 W | 95.00 | Yes |
Autarco pty ltd GT 1500 1500W GT 1500 Autarco pty ltd |
Autarco pty ltd | GT 1500 | 1500 W | 94.50 | Yes |
Autarco pty ltd GT 2000 2000W GT 2000 Autarco pty ltd |
Autarco pty ltd | GT 2000 | 2000 W | 95.50 | Yes |
Autarco pty ltd HiSEL-K 1500 1500W HiSEL-K 1500 Autarco pty ltd |
Autarco pty ltd | HiSEL-K 1500 | 1500 W | 95.00 | Yes |
Autarco pty ltd HiSEL-K 2000 2000W HiSEL-K 2000 Autarco pty ltd |
Autarco pty ltd | HiSEL-K 2000 | 2000 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Autarco pty ltd Sonnetek 2000 2000W Sonnetek 2000 Autarco pty ltd |
Autarco pty ltd | Sonnetek 2000 | 2000 W | 91.50 | Yes |
KLNE Sunteams 1500 1500W Sunteams 1500 KLNE |
KLNE | Sunteams 1500 | 1500 W | 95.00 | Yes |
KLNE Sunteams 2000 2000W Sunteams 2000 KLNE |
KLNE | Sunteams 2000 | 2000 W | 96.00 | Yes |
KLNE Sunteams 3000 2800W Sunteams 3000 KLNE |
KLNE | Sunteams 3000 | 2800 W | 96.00 | Yes |
KLNE Sunteams 4000 4000W Sunteams 4000 KLNE |
KLNE | Sunteams 4000 | 4000 W | 97.50 | Yes |
KLNE Sunteams 5000 4600W Sunteams 5000 KLNE |
KLNE | Sunteams 5000 | 4600 W | 97.50 | Yes |
Canadian Solar CM-240-EC 240W CM-240-EC Canadian Solar |
Canadian Solar | CM-240-EC | 240 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Ablerex Electronics ES5000 4900W ES5000 Ablerex Electronics |
Ablerex Electronics | ES5000 | 4900 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Canadian Solar CM-280-EC 280W CM-280-EC Canadian Solar |
Canadian Solar | CM-280-EC | 280 W | 96.00 | Yes |
Canadian Solar CM-300-EC 300W CM-300-EC Canadian Solar |
Canadian Solar | CM-300-EC | 300 W | 96.00 | Yes |