Enphase solar inverters reviews

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About Enphase, Solar Inverters

Enphase solar inverters review

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Enphase Energy is a US-headquartered manufacturer specialising in the development of microinverters for the solar market. Enphase microinverters are miniaturised inverters that work on a per-panel level. It's a very different approach to a single string inverter working with multiple solar panels, as is more commonly the case with solar power system installations.

Given their panel-level operation, Enphase microinverters offer a number of advantages over string inverters; including redundancy, more flexible system design, monitoring of individual panels and enhanced safety. However, be prepared to pay quite a bit more for a microinverter-based system.

The company's eight generation microinverter, the Enphase IQ 8 series, is suited to residential applications and commercial systems. 

With around 63 million units all told shipped as at mid-2023, Enphase Energy is widely considered as the global leader in microinverter technology. The company has cultivated a solid international profile thanks to offices located across the world, including France, Italy, the United Kingdom and China.

Here in Australia, Enphase serves local customers and provides technical and commercial assistance via its office located in Melbourne or, for our visitors from New Zealand, in Christchurch.

Enphase also produces solar batteries, communication gateways, monitoring systems, installer toolkits and accessories, as well as other energy-related services. The company also expects to have a bidirectional EV charger available in 2024.

While the company is based in California, Enphase manufactures its products via partners in various locations, including Mexico, India and China. In late 2022, Enphase announced plans to also open multiple manufacturing facilities in the USA by the second half of 2023.

Enphase IQ8 and battery-less backup

Enphase did advertise what they called "sunlight backup" as a limited solar-only blackout protection feature, however it was never released in Australia and has been withdrawn in the US.

The SQ Verdict On Enphase

Enphase is currently listed on my recommended inverter brands chart, meaning it's a brand I'd be happy to install on my own home (and I have).

In the 2024 SolarQuotes Installers' Choice Awards, Enphase kept its second spot from 2022 and 2023 for the best inverters, as voted by installers in our network. The company also scored third place in a new category; best after-sales support.

If you have Enphase microinverters installed at your premises, please feel free to share your experience with us and other Australians by leaving a review. Enphase microinverter reviews from Australian customers who have had the devices installed can be viewed below. 

Enphase Microinverter Warranty Notes

Enphase offer a 10 year warranty on its IQ7 and 15 years on IQ8 microinverters (extendable to 20 and 25 years), covering defects in workmanship and materials.

If you have an issue with any of your Enphase microinverters, your first step should be to contact the original installer for a remedy. Despite any claims otherwise, if they are still in business they are the ones liable for the repair/replacement of a faulty microinverter, assuming it is still within its warranty period.

If your original installer has gone out of business or is no longer contactable, warranty claims must then be lodged by you through Enphase.

Here's how that works:

Enphase advise that customers should visit their website and use the prominent “Find an installer” button (located in the top-right) to locate an installer in their area. The chosen installer will make a site visit to diagnose the problem, and then work with the company to arrange a replacement. Enphase provide up to $100 towards labor reimbursement costs.

Enphase Solar Inverter Reviews

The system uses microinverters. Need to be careful of the microinverter's cutoff power and ensure that microinverters are matched with the panels to give maximum output. I have learnt a hard and expensive lesson.
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Bi-directional charging compatible
Bought From: Green Wave Solar Pty Ltd
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Enphase micro inverters were our choice due to their safety features they provide eliminating the high potential DC between roof & switchboard.
Bought From: Hunter Solar Solutions
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The inverters have been faultless, and the monthly performance updates from Enphase are informative.
Bought From: 1KOMMA5Sydney Z3 (Solaray Energy)
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Software is easy to use.
Bought From: Primero Electric and Solar
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System report is very good in telling us insights of consumption vs production and this allows us to organise energy usage
Bought From: Penrith Solar Centre NSW
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The Enphase Enlighten app was user friendly.
Bought From: Helioenergy
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Seems to be ok so far but only had it turned on for a couple of days
Bought From: Green Sky Australia South East Melbourne
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The enphase system is providing great output. Performing surprisingly well on cloudy days when I thought production wouldn't be achieved. Very keen to see what our energy bills look like
Bought From: Hills Natural Solar
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They are performing better than expected for this time of year.
Bought From: Hunter Solar Solutions
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The only thing I could nit-pick would be that the Enphase control panel cabinet has three over-cam fasteners to close the cabinet door. These fasteners do not appear to positively lock in the pushed home position. Manufacturing design problem?
Bought From: Twin City Electrical and Solar
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So far the micro inverter solution has demonstrated far less impact of shadowing that haunted the original string set-up it has replaced.the location was limited by roof layout and shadows from trees. the panels were distributed to maximise output all year not just one time. it has worked as well as can be expected as trees have got thicker.
Bought From: AHE Group
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Enphase micro inverters and worth the price
Bought From: Clean Earth Solar
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Love the app that comes with it. Help me take control of my energy usage.
Bought From: Lenergy NSW
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Emphases Microinverter system. Emphase envoy with consumption metering. System appears to work well in the location with shading to areas of the roof at different times of the day.
12 months - no issues, still performing great.
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It’s working very well, very happy with them.
Bought From: Paramount Energy Co Pty Ltd
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Micro Inverter system
Bought From: Hines Electrix
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I am very happy with the Enphase system. It allows me to obtain panel level monitoring to see how each panel is performing as well as allowing me to see how much energy is being exported and imported from the grid each day.

It is still early days (and at the time of writing this we are going into winter) but it has definitely decreased our power bills
Bought From: Lightning Energy Melbourne D
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The performance, the app, and the reporting system are first-class. I remain very impressed with these microinverters (IQ8HC-72-M-INT).
Bought From: UEX Group
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Enphase has 1 solar inverter in our database

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M215-60-230-S2245 V215 W95.70
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