Goodwe review

Goodwe - Inverter Reviews

4.7

Based on 1944 ratings

Finn's Goodwe Inverters Review & Verdict

Finn Peacock has been a Chartered Electrical Engineer since 1998, and is ex-CSIRO

GoodWe are one of the better budget inverters out there. If you choose a GoodWe, you are likely to save about $1200 compared to a brand such as Fronius or SMA. 

GoodWe inverters do what they promise and are straightforward to commission. Lots of installers like them and they consistently vote GoodWe as one of the top 3 inverter manufacturers selling in Australia.

The GoodWe inverter warranty wasn't always particularly good in terms of duration. There was only 5 years standard coverage, unless you have some particular models that offered a further 5 years parts only. But the company subsequently introduced a promotional 10 year warranty on its grid connect and some hybrid inverters installed in Australia. As with many manufacturers, there are exclusions on some of the ancillaries such as internet dongles, which I think is a sick joke when you're supposed to have internet to maintain the warranty in the first place.

Goodwe Inverters: Pros & Cons

  • The price is right with good local support.
  • In January 2021 GoodWe announced a boost to 10-years full warranty for all grid connect inverters.
  • The range of inverters includes 3-phase models with high and low voltage battery hybrids
  • Compatible solar PV inverters allow further expansion of hybrids.
  • Extra solar capacity can be AC coupled, so 20kWp is possible on single phase
  • Solar Analytics integrated
  • Like anything that doesn't have a fan, GoodWe rely on convection cooling. This means they are prone to de-rate themselves - when they're working hard in summer, the energy yield falls because they go into a self protection mode.
  • Warranty does not allow battery modules to be added after installation.
  • App is a little clunky.
  • "Homekit" consumption meter has some known issues with WiFi connection, which we believe are being addressed.
  • Monitoring and metering issues can be happily resolved with a Catchpower relay. An expense but actually a good upgrade.

About Goodwe

Goodwe Customer Service: 03 9918 3905

GoodWe Technologies Co., Ltd is a Chinese inverter and energy storage solutions manufacturer. The firm is listed as a public limited company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

GoodWe specialises in the production of string solar inverters, with power capacities ranging between 0.7kW and 250kW. As well as single-phase and three-phase inverters, the company also manufactures hybrid inverters and battery storage.

More than 52GW of GoodWe solar inverter capacity has been installed in countries throughout the world, including Australia.

Australian customers will be glad to know there is a local GoodWe office in Rowville (Melbourne, Victoria), so, should you have any specific question or issue, you can directly refer to the local team. Furthermore, the company has a pretty strong international profile, thanks to other offices located in countries including Germany, Netherlands and the UK.

GoodWe Inverter Quality And Awards

GoodWe is currently listed as a SolarQuotes approved brand, offering good quality solar inverter products for the budget end of the market.

The company was the recipient of EuPD Research’s Top Brand PV Award in Australia in 2019, 2020 and 2021, which is based on the recommendations of installers. It also achieved joint 3rd place in SQ's Installers Choice Awards 2021 in the budget inverter category, scored 2nd place in 2022 and 3rd in 2023.

As well as producing inverters under their own banner, GoodWe also manufactures for several other companies - Australia's Redback Technologies, General Electric and LG. This is a big vote of confidence.

While a solid product with great features for the price, be warned that some Australian owners have commented very high ambient temperatures cause GoodWe inverters to "derate" significantly, which is the internally controlled reduction of inverter power.

GoodWe Inverter Warranty Notes

GoodWe solar inverters installed in Australia were originally accompanied by a 5 year product warranty, which is fairly standard among manufacturers. However, in January 2021 the company announced a boost to 10-years full warranty across its entire range of grid connect inverters installed in Australia, when registered on GoodWe’s portal.

The warranty extension applies to all GoodWe inverters manufactured after October 1, 2020 and installed in this country after January 1, 2021.

Beyond the standard warranty and depending on the model, the warranty can be extended to as long as 25 years, which is an incredibly long period for an inverter.

Regarding warranty claims, the installer who installed your Goodwe inverter is always the first to contact as it is their responsibility to remediate any warranty related issues.

But in the case of the original installation company no longer being in business or are otherwise uncontactable, GoodWe customers are advised to contact  their customer warranty support department directly on the number listed above. GoodWe will then handle the process of sourcing an installer, and arrange for replacement of the solar inverter.

Reviewers report paying:
$2,199 - $13,500

For a

solar system with a
Goodwe inverter

Depending on hardware choice and installation difficulty

Goodwe has 21 solar inverters in our database

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Approx Price
Inverter Size
Max Efficiency (%)
# of MPPT's
Phase Type
GW1500-NS
$500
1500 W
97.0%
1
Single phase
GW2000-NS
$600
2000 W
97.0%
1
Single phase
GW2500-NS
$650
2500 W
97.5%
1
Single phase
GW3000-NS
$700
3000 W
97.5%
1
Single phase
GW3000D-NS
$764
3000 W
97.8%
2
Single phase
GW3600D-NS
$800
3680 W
97.8%
2
Single phase
GW4200D-NS
$810
4200 W
97.8%
2
Single phase
GW5000D-NS
$830
5000 W
97.8%
2
Single phase
GW5000-MS
$1100
5000 W
97.7%
3
Single phase
GW6000-MS
$1200
6000 W
97.7%
3
Single phase
GW8500-MS
$1300
8500 W
97.7%
3
Single phase
GW10K-MS
$1430
10000 W
97.7%
3
Single phase
GW5K-DT
$1300
5000 W
98.2%
2
Three phase
GW6K-DT
$1400
6000 W
98.2%
2
Three phase
GW8K-DT
$1500
8000 W
98.2%
2
Three phase
GW10KT-DT
$1800
10000 W
98.3%
2
Three phase
GW12KT-DT
$1900
12000 W
98.3%
2
Three phase
GW15KT-DT
$2100
15000 W
98.3%
2
Three phase
GW3000-DNS-30
$880
3000 W
97.9%
2
Single phase
GW5000-DNS-30
$890
5000 W
97.8%
2
Single phase
GW6000-DNS-30
$990
6000 W
97.8%
2
Single phase

 

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The ratings change is due to the complete system I had installed by Vagus at a second property. Due to staff changes (management), my second system had different panels and invertor as per the contract as I was told there was a long delay due to supply. I believe it was a cheaper system as the inverter only had a five-year warranty until I complained, they then paid for an additional 5 year warranty extension.

Panel Brand

JA Solar

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

GoodWe 8.5kW (GW8500-MS)

Very happy with this inverter. On a sunny day it's often pumping out around 9.3kW for hours with no issues. The third MPPT was a selling point for me due to occasional shading of the lower string from trees.

The Homekit consumption monitor is also effective and easy to use on both desktop or mobile app. It doesn’t allow dollar tracking as you cannot input values for various tariffs, however I find there's enough data for my needs. And hopefully future software updates will address this.

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$8,000 to $10,000

System Size

10kW

Installed By

This inverter was the only 10Kw inverter on the market, so given we had over 12Kw of panels it was the only choice. Has been great so far: its connected up to wifi so I can track generation and feed in tariffs.

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$8,000 to $10,000

System Size

10kW

Installed By

3 phase + 3 MPPT for three orientations E,N/E; N ; S on 6 sections of the roof.
Canopy installed
10 year warranty
Excellent to date

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

8kW

Installed By

I had the solar power system installed in July 2020 and since then the Goodwee inverter has been trouble free and performed well with respect to generating plenty of power. The mobile app is very user friendly and informative.

Panel Brand

Suntech

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

I cancelled the job as they keep telling me things that did not add up

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

Has dropped out once with flashing error code, perth solar force advice to turn off for 20 mins and turn back on. No explanation for this error, was not wifi related.

Panel Brand

I don't know

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

7kW

Installed By

The installer uses Goodwe on his own property.

His claim Great product for the price.

Sounds good to me.

Panel Brand

DAS SOLAR CO LTD (Other)

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

Goodwe app not so great, does drop in and out sometimes, this is not a internet problem..

This problem seems to be all ok now, with no drop outs !

Panel Brand

Max Power Solar MPS-415BB Dual Glass Bifacial Cells (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

7kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

working very well

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

9kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

Just thank you for all the advice that you gave us, which I followed to the letter! Thank you ever so much

Inverter was Goodwe 8.5kW - you don't have that one in your list so I just clicked closest one -

Matthew

Panel Brand

SunCell 400W (Other)

System Cost

$10,000 to $12,500

System Size

8kW

Installed By

Online app works well.

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

Panel Brand

LONGi Solar

System Cost

$10,000 to $12,500

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$8,000 to $10,000

System Size

10kW

Installed By

Had an issue first day the new meter was installed but was fixed immediately.

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

Panel Brand

Canadian Solar Inc

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

An incentive was offered by Solar Seed for this review. Learn more here.

They are very knowledgeable and friendly staff..

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

9kW

Installed By

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

Simple to download system information to my computer and monitor output of system. Currently returning approx $120 per quarter

System Size

3.3kW

Installed By

The app is handy
GoodWe GW5000-DNS-30

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

8kW

Installed By

It seems fine. It just would be nice if it had an optional fan to help keep it cool in summer. Also the SEMS monitoring app is OK for an overall picture or a usage, but not really granular enough to do anything outside that e.g. consumption at different times of the day, total off-peak consumption over a quarter etc.

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

Thought position was odd very high so can’t see screen fortunately with the app all the information is readily accessible

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

7kW

Installed By

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

An incentive was offered by Regen Power for this review. Learn more here.

Really happy with the performance of Goodwe inverter with standard warranty. The mobile app gives great details of the instantaneous values, and easy to use simple app.

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

The inverter faulted after a few weeks because it needed a firmware update, sorted by Midland Solar within the hour

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

8kW

Installed By

System Cost

More than $20,000

System Size

13kW

Installed By

Overall it has been excellent. All aspects, including performance, WiFi connectivity, and energy flow monitoring, have been great so far. One thing worth mentioning is that when SA Power Networks (SAPN) were performing the remote emergency shutdown procedures, which disables solar systems, my solar systems failed to recover/restart by itself. I called my installer (Venergy) and they did some magic on their side and brought my solar system back up promptly. I contacted SAPN for feedback and they told me that in their statewide test the GoodWe branded inverters failed to recover automatically. I did not contact GoodWe for feedback as it was a one-off issue. But if this happens again I will be looking into this.

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$8,000 to $10,000

System Size

8kW

Installed By

This 5-star rating is for my experience in the first eight days. I have yet to see how things go after a couple of months or years. I really like the real time monitoring function on the phone app.

Panel Brand

Astronergy

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

13kW

Installed By

Almost 12 months after installation and we still have not paid an electricity account. Fantastic!!!! During summer on a full sun day feed in is an average of 3.7 KwH.

Panel Brand

SolaHart

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

With the Goodwe App I haven’t got a combined set of data from the two 5kw inverters. This means doing a manual calculation of what load I’m using at any one time. Jaryd from Oslec Energy is working with Goodwe to rectify the problem. It is only a reporting issue and not a functional one.

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$8,000 to $10,000

System Size

13kW

Installed By

Totally silent, however, the internet transmitter from the inverter stopped functioning last month. I called Goodwe after sales service who returned my call later in the day. when told of the failure, the representative talked me into resetting the inverter's wifi and there has been no problem since.

Panel Brand

Risen

System Cost

$2,000 to $4,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

So far it has been excellent.

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

Goodwe inverter has not faltered one year in from installation.

Panel Brand

Astronergy

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

7kW

Installed By

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

System Cost

$0 to $2,000

System Size

6kW

Installed By

Quiet - doesn't make a sound and the app is easy to use and monitor performance.
During the peak of summer, during the 37+ temperature days, the inverter exceeds 70deg internal temperature and there is a slight degrading of output - not an issue as the power being generated is multiple times that we require, even with air conditioner running.
Have had no issue with the inverter since installation (12 months) - it has only gone down a few times when the power provider has intervened and prevented generation or for testing.

Panel Brand

Jinko Solar

System Cost

$4,000 to $6,000

System Size

6.6kW

Installed By

System Cost

$10,000 to $12,500

System Size

10kW

Installed By

The Goodwe inverter is working well. The app is good to keep an eye on how well its operating on sunny days.

Panel Brand

Trina

System Cost

$6,000 to $8,000

System Size

7kW

Installed By

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