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Methodology & Standards·27 September 2026·7 min read
Benchmark | Change record August 2026

What changed in the benchmark in August 2026.

Every change to a published product record in August 2026, totalled from the hash-chained change ledger: how many records moved, which scores changed, which products arrived and which markets gained evidence.

The month in one line

How much of the benchmark moved in August 2026

Where the August 2026 changes landed CHANGE LEDGERWhere the August 2026 changes landed 3,127 Scoredproductrecord 1,199 Decisionevidence 790 Marketevidence 724 Productrecord 247 Certificationvariant 231 Benchmarkrange 3 Safetynotice
Each bar counts field-level changes recorded in the published change ledger for the month, grouped by the part of the product record they touched. A change is a record moving, not a verdict on the product.
Chart data
SeriesValueNote
Scored product record3,127
Decision evidence1,199
Market evidence790
Product record724
Certification variant247
Benchmark range231
Safety notice3

The published change ledger records 6,321 field-level changes to product records in August 2026.

Those changes touched 306 products.

165 products had their published overall score change during the month.

Arrivals

Products that joined the benchmark

Products added to the benchmark in August 2026 (74):

  • AIKO Comet 2U72 Mono-Glass 640-660W (AU)
  • AIKO Comet 3N72 Mono-Glass 660-675W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 1U+78 Dual-Glass 655-680W (Global)
  • AIKO Neostar 2P+48 Dual-Glass 465-495W (Global)
  • AIKO Neostar 2P+48w Dual-Glass Monofacial 470-500W (Global)
  • AIKO Neostar 2S+54 Dual-Glass 455-465W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 2S+60 Dual-Glass 500-515W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 2S54 Full Black 440-470W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 2S60 Full Black 500-520W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3P+54 Dual-Glass 465-495W (DE)
  • AIKO Neostar 3P60 Mono-Glass 530-550W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3S+54 Dual-Glass 470-475W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3S+54 Dual-Glass 480-485W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3S+60 Dual-Glass 530-540W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3S54 Full Black 465-475W (AU)
  • AIKO Neostar 3S60 Full Black 530-550W (AU)
  • AIKO Stellar 1N+66 Dual-Glass 645-660W (AU)
  • AIKO Stellar 1N+72 Dual-Glass 635-650W (AU)
  • AIKO Stellar 2N+66 Dual-Glass 645-660W (AU)
  • AIKO Stellar 2N+78 Dual-Glass 765-780W (AU)
  • AIKO Stellar 3N+72 Dual-Glass 655-675W (AU)
  • AlphaESS SMILE-M8/M9/M10-S Inverter 8-10kW
  • BYD Battery-Box Premium LVL 15.4kWh
  • Canadian Solar HiHero+ CS6.2-66HB 620-645W (AU)
  • Enphase IQ9N-A-INT Microinverter 427VA
  • FoxESS EQ5500 10.92-49.14kWh
  • FoxESS H1 G2 3-6kW
  • Fronius Reserva Pro 12-128kWh
  • Golden Solar JGDN132 710-740W (Global)
  • GoodWe ESA G20 Power Module 3-9.999kW
  • GoodWe Lynx D G2 5.8-8.7kWh
  • Hoymiles HiOne S G3 Single-Phase 8-12kW
  • Hoymiles HiOne T G3 Three-Phase 8-20kW
  • Hoymiles HiOne-8B-G3 Battery 7.24-43.44kWh
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-B108DSN 500-520W (AU)
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-B132DS 615-620W (AU)
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-B96DS 440-460W (AU)
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-B96DSN 440-460W (AU)
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-S108DSB 505-520W (AU)
  • Huasun Everest G12R HSN-210R-S96DSB 445-460W (AU)
  • JA Solar DeepBlue 5.0 JAM48D50/LR 475-490W
  • Jinko Tiger Neo III 48QL6-DB 460-475W
  • Jinko Tiger Neo III 51QL6-DB 490-510W
  • KOSTAL PLENTICORE G3 4-20 kW (DE)
  • LONGi Hi-MO S10 LR7-72HJD 665-690W (Global)
  • Leapton LP182x210-M-48-NB 440-455W
  • RCT Power Battery 3.8-11.5 kWh (DE)
  • RCT Power Storage DC 6-10 kW (DE)
  • RECOM Black Tiger RCM-xxx-7RDBRCG 495-510W (Global)
  • SAJ EK90 HS5 Single-Phase 14-54 kWh All-in-One (AU launch)
  • SAJ EK90 HS5 Single-Phase S3 / S4 4.999-9.999 kW
  • SAJ EK90 HS5 Three-Phase 14-54 kWh All-in-One (AU launch)
  • SAJ EK90 HS5 Three-Phase T3 9.999-20 kW
  • Solplanet AP-L15.0-S 15.07kWh
  • Solplanet AP-L15.0D-S 13.95kWh
  • Solplanet AP-L8.0-S2 16.08kWh
  • Solplanet AP-L8.0D-S2 13.92kWh
  • Solplanet ASW H-S2 3-6kW
  • Solplanet ASW S-G2 3-6kW
  • Solplanet Ai-HB G2 B 5.12-20.48kWh
  • Sungrow SG-48TG4D-B 455-475W (AU)
  • Sungrow SG-54TG4D 515-540W (AU)
  • Sungrow SG-66TG5B 720-725W (AU)
  • Sungrow SH15T / SH20T / SH25T Three-Phase Hybrid
  • Suntech Ultra T 3.0 STP-NT11/48QGDF 470-485W
  • Suntech Ultra T 3.0 STP-NT11/48QGSF 470-485W
  • Tesla Powerwall 3 Expansion
  • Tesla Powerwall 3P 13.5 kWh (DE)
  • Tesla Powerwall 3P Integrated Inverter 5-15.4 kW (DE)
  • Tongwei THC TWMHF-66HD 700-735W (AU)
  • Ulica Solar UL-665M-132DDGB 640-665W (Global)
  • VARTA.hybrid 6-10 kW (DE)
  • VARTA.wall BM1 10-20 kWh (DE)
  • VARTA.wall BM2 9-18 kWh (DE)
Market evidence

Where the market evidence changed

790 of the changes were market-evidence updates, recorded for the markets listed below.

Markets with evidence updates: AU, DE, EU, IN and US.

Record

How this is counted

The ledger's record for August 2026 starts on 2026-08-06; every total here covers only the span from that date.

The latest change recorded for the month is dated 2026-08-31.

Each figure is recomputed from the published change ledger at build time and must equal the value recorded when this piece was approved. A change is one field of one product record moving in the publication; it is not a judgement that the product improved or declined.

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Scorecards cited in this finding.

panelComet 2U72 Mono-GlassAIKO65 / 100 · Very goodpanelComet 3N72 Mono-GlassAIKO67 / 100 · Very goodpanelNeostar 1U+78 Dual-GlassAIKO66 / 100 · Very goodpanelNeostar 2P+48 Dual-GlassAIKO68 / 100 · Very goodpanelNeostar 2P+48w MonofacialAIKO68 / 100 · Very goodpanelNeostar 2S+54 Dual-GlassAIKO68 / 100 · Very good

68 more cited scorecards are linked at the findings they support in the article above.

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