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Market context
Australia purchasing view
JA Solar | Australian approved bins JAM54D50-530/GR through JAM54D50-545/GR; scored model JAM54D50-545/GR. The exact global sheet spans 525-550 W and publishes a 162-cell 6 by 27 layout.
61/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-04
Available in Australia · checked 2026-10-09
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
Astronergy | CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH 455 / 460 / 465 / 470 / 475 (96 half-cell, n-type TOPCon bifacial dual-glass)
68/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-01
Available in Australia · checked 2026-08-03
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
| Measure | DeepBlue 5.0 162-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture & Design | ||
| Efficiency & Yield | ||
| Durability (verified) | ||
| Performance & Degradation | ||
| Guarantee & Backbone | ||
| Sustainability |
marks the better value on rows where a higher number is better. Temperature coefficient counts as higher when it is closer to zero. Size measures such as rated power carry no marker, because a larger product is a different choice rather than a better one.
| Measure | DeepBlue 5.0 162-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | N-type TOPCon module | N-type TOPCon module |
| Published rated power range | 525–550 W | 455–475 W |
| Scored benchmark | 545 W | 475 W |
| Power | 545 W | 475 W |
| Efficiency | 24.5 % (better value on this row) | 23.8 % |
| Cell | N-type TOPCon | N-type TOPCon |
| Temp coeff | -0.26 %/°C (better value on this row) | -0.29 %/°C |
| Evidence | DeepBlue 5.0 162-cell | ASTRO N7s 2.0 48-cell |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Available in Australia | Available in Australia |
| Checked | 2026-10-09 | 2026-08-03 |
| Certifications | The current Australian approved-module export lists JAM54D50-530/GR, 535/GR, 540/GR and 545/GR with approval from 8 July 2026 to 8 July 2029. | Astronergy Australia's download centre identifies the exact ASTRO N7s CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH series as CEC approved; its datasheet publishes IEC 61215 and IEC 61730. |
| Warranty scope | Australian instrument Q/JASO-QAM-125-Aus A/11-Aus, effective 10 May 2026, expressly includes JAMXXD50-XXX/GR under its model-placeholder convention. The D50/GR row gives 15-year product and 30-year power terms, 1% first-year and 0.35% subsequent annual degradation, with 88.85% at year 30. Applies to modules first sold after the effective date; earlier sales retain their original policy. Warranty starts at delivery or six months after factory dispatch, whichever occurs first. JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. issues the policy; JA Solar Australia Pty Limited receives local claims without automatic reassignment of warrantor liability. | Astronergy's current Australian warranty is published alongside the exact CHSM48RN(DG)/F-BH family. It provides repair, replacement or compensation remedies, conditional freight reimbursement and whole-warranty assignment after prior written notice while the modules remain at the original site. Removal and reinstallation are customer costs. |
| Warranty remedy | At JA Solar's option: repair, replacement, depreciated/current-market refund or agreed compensation; the power remedy may include additional modules. Performing the warranty does not extend the warranty periods; the original periods still apply to repaired or replacement modules (pages 5–6). | At Astronergy's sole discretion: repair, replacement, or fair-market-value compensation for the warranted wattage at the time of claim. A performance claim may instead receive replacement modules. |
| Labour and reinstallation | Independent onsite labour reimbursement is not promised; removal/reinstallation costs remain the customer's responsibility (page 6). Removal/reinstallation and customs costs are allocated to the customer (page 6). | No separate labour reimbursement is stated. The customer bears the costs of dis-installation, repacking, replacement installation and reinstallation. The customer bears the costs of dis-installation and repacking of the defective module, installation of replacement modules and reinstallation of repaired modules. |
| Freight | Verified claims may receive actual supported return/testing transport costs under specified conditions. Destination/shipping costs follow the original supply contract; all freight is not unconditionally covered (pages 4–6). | A return requires Astronergy's RMA. The customer pays return transport first; after an accepted claim, Astronergy reimburses invoiced reasonable return transport up to a written pre-agreed amount and bears reasonable delivery transport for the repaired or replacement product. Taxes, duties, insurance and excess or delay-related costs are excluded. |
| Transfer and registration | Assignment requires written notice, retention at the original installation site, no outstanding supply-contract payment and the assignee accepting the terms (page 7). Written claim notice is required within 14 calendar days of awareness or before expiry, with documentary proof and authorised return procedure. This is a claim condition, not a purchase-registration requirement (page 4). | The complete warranty may be assigned to a title holder after reasonable prior written notice. The modules must remain at the original site, Astronergy must have received full payment, and the new owner must accept the warranty if asked. No product-registration condition is stated. A claim must include model and serial details, installation information, proof of purchase and supporting evidence, and must be raised within 30 calendar days of discovery. |
| Grid/network approval evidence | Not applicable or not established | Not applicable or not established |
| Local product pathway | No separate local pathway recorded | No separate local pathway recorded |
| Buyer evidence | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. |
| Safety notice | No model-specific notice recorded | No model-specific notice recorded |
| Review note | Exact maker-hosted D50/GR sheet Global-EN-20260624A and Australian governing warranty A/11-Aus were recovered on 4 October 2026. The Australian policy names the D50/GR family, provides a local claim recipient and preserves Australian Consumer Law rights; governing law and disputes otherwise follow the original supply contract. Conditions, remedies and costs are explained below. Current approval renewal and US/DE availability were not rechecked in this bounded integration. | The exact 455-475 W family is published by Astronergy Australia. |
| Register: parts term | stated: Fifteen-year limited product warranty for the exact JAM54D50-XXX/GR class, for modules first sold on or after 16 June 2026. | Not in the structured register |
| Register: labour and service | excluded: JA Solar may repair a confirmed claim at no charge, but removal and reinstallation costs are expressly borne by the customer and no separate Australian site-labour allowance is stated. | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transport and freight | conditional: Confirmed return shipping and insurance can be reimbursed against invoices. Remedy delivery and shipping follow the original supply contract; customs clearance and removal or reinstallation costs remain with the customer. | Not in the structured register |
| Register: registration | not stated: No product pre-registration requirement is stated. A claim requires traceable purchase documents, product and serial identity, warranty start date, site and defect evidence. | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transferability | conditional: Transfer requires written notice to JA Solar, retention at the original installation location, no outstanding supply-contract payment and acceptance of the warranty terms by the assignee. | Not in the structured register |
| Register: explicit unknowns | 5 retained | Not in the structured register |
| Latest reviewed Approval Watch event | No exact-identity event in reviewed history | No exact-identity event in reviewed history |
| Sources | Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 | Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
These checks sit beside the benchmark score. They are site, tariff and contract questions that no product score can settle.
Ask for every model number to appear on the quote and order. The Clean Energy Council product lists are live: STC creation requires listed products at installation, and network requirements may also depend on current approval.
Have the retailer state the supply phase, inverter connection limit, export limit and any export-control cost. The local network connection agreement, not a generic datasheet, determines those settings. See the Australian Government's connection guidance.
Ask which bills or interval data, tariff, feed-in rate, export limit and future loads support the savings and payback claim. Self-consumed electricity and tariff timing usually matter more than a headline feed-in rate. See the system sizing and battery savings guidance.
Match the exact module model number, power class and label to the final design. Then check the proposed array size, roof layout, inverter limit and any export control as one system.
Keep the retailer, installer, manufacturer warranty and escalation path in the contract. Australian Consumer Law guarantees apply separately from any manufacturer warranty; where one business supplied both product and installation, it is generally responsible for the remedy. See the ACCC guidance.
A score lead is only meaningful inside this shared class or tier. Weigh it against the specification and evidence rows above before deciding.
Both products are scored in the Global Tier-1 class, on the same rubric weighting. Scores are not comparable across classes or tiers. Full methodology.