The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Microinverter
Converts DC to AC at each solar module rather than at one central string inverter.
- Product role
- Storage, when used, sits elsewhere in the energy platform.
- Published range
- 0.366 kW
- Phase
- Single phase
- Backup boundary
- Not recorded
What the documents establish
Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.
Warranty coverage: 25-year term
Coverage includes
Parts only · term longer than 90 of 95 scored inverters
No inverter in the fleet publishes a year-by-year performance or output guarantee the way panels and batteries do - this shows the covered term against the market-typical term and where every scored inverter’s term lands (grey dots, sized by model count), plus what the warranty actually includes.
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score is anchored to the highest published output in this exact electrical and regional series. Scored model: IQ8AC-72-M-INT · checked 2026-07-31. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-31
Strong evidence coverage
21 of 21 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
How far the evidence reaches
- OutputManufacturer claim4 rows in the rings
- EnduranceCertified or regulator-listed1 of 1 row in the rings beyond claim2 design facts beside the rings
- SafetyCertified or regulator-listed1 of 2 rows in the rings beyond claim
- BackingWarranty terms: the maker's commitment2 warranty terms beside the rings
- FitManufacturer claim2 rows in the rings8 design facts beside the rings
- FootprintNot assessed for inverters
Rings, outside in: manufacturer claim, certified or regulator-listed, third-party source. The centre is review.solar's own measurement, empty for every product today. Warranty terms and design facts that rest on the maker's own word are counted beside the rings; a reviewed absence, or one that reaches beyond the maker's claim, stays in them. How the evidence puzzle works
Record revision. Australian IQ8AC/IQ8HC datasheet DSH-00004-6.0-EN-2025-08-06; regional identity separated from IQ8AC-72-M-US on 2026-08-06. First-market DE overlay review 2026-08-31: official German catalogues recorded; Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Warranty summary25-year product warranty →
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These are published evidence gaps, not private submissions. A source is reviewed under the same methodology whether it comes from a reader, installer or manufacturer.
- Semiconductor technologyNot stated in reviewed documentsThe public documents reviewed for this record do not state this value. A published or independent source is requested.Offer a source
Product record history
One earlier entry recorded a source recheck rather than a change to the published figure, and is not listed here. Every entry remains in the evidence record.
1 change to this record · 43 products changed in this update
Grid & safety certification: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://enphase.com/media/11950
- After
- https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; https://enphase.com/media/11950
3 changes to this record · 2 products changed in this update
AU Certifications
- Before
- The exact Australian datasheet publishes AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 + A2, EN IEC 62109-1/-2 and RCM compliance.
- After
- The current CER approved-inverter export checked 4 October 2026 lists exact IQ8AC-72-M-INT (AS4777-2 2020) under Enphase Energy Inc, approved 13 July 2023 and expiring 9 January 2027, at 0.36 kW AC. This extends the previously recorded 11 October 2026 expiry. Other regional suffixes are separate identities; approval does not establish installation-specific DNSP acceptance.; The exact Australian datasheet publishes AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 + A2, EN IEC 62109-1/-2 and RCM compliance.
Certification: IQ8AC-72-M-INT (AS4777-2 2020)
- Current text
- accepted at: 2026-08-09; category: inverter; certification model: IQ8AC-72-M-INT (AS4777-2 2020); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: enphase-iq8ac-microinverter-au; source key: data/inverters/enphase_iq8ac.json; source manufacturer name: Enphase Energy Inc; validation: approved at: 2023-07-13; candidate model: IQ8AC-72-M-INT (AS4777-2 2020); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; expires at: 2027-01-09; list data version: au-cer-inverter-2026-10-02-6e9bbf6d9c77; list retrieved at: 2026-10-04T03:56:22Z; listing status at validation: listed
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
AU market evidenceAU Evidence sources
- Before
- https://enphase.com/en-au/download/2025-30-sep-enphase-iq8-microinverter-limited-warranty-aus-nz; https://enphase.com/en-au/download/enphase-iq8-microinverter-limited-warranty-aus-effective-1-october-2024; https://enphase.com/en-au/download/iq8ac-and-iq8hc-microinverters-data-sheet; https://enphase.com/media/11950
- After
- https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; https://enphase.com/en-au/download/2025-30-sep-enphase-iq8-microinverter-limited-warranty-aus-nz; https://enphase.com/en-au/download/enphase-iq8-microinverter-limited-warranty-aus-effective-1-october-2024; https://enphase.com/en-au/download/iq8ac-and-iq8hc-microinverters-data-sheet; https://enphase.com/media/11950
8 changes to this record · 61 products changed in this update
DE Warranty conditions
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- labour: Uninstall, reinstall and ordinary site labour are not limited-warranty entitlements.; registration: The 25-year term runs from activation: Enphase portal activation plus permission to operate. Continuous internet is expected except for interruptions outside the owner's reasonable control.; remedy: If Enphase confirms a covered defect it may repair or replace the product free of charge, or refund the actual purchase price minus reasonable depreciation. Refund is reserved for cases where repair or replacement is not feasible or the owner accepts it.; removal reinstallation: Removal and reinstallation are not expressly covered by the German IQ8 limited warranty.; transferability: A later owner may claim if the product remains at the original site and Enphase receives the Change of Ownership form.; transport: If Enphase confirms a covered defect it supplies a prepaid return label. Enphase does not pay freight when the product is not covered.
DE Status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- available
DE Grid and installation context
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- IQ8AC-72-M-INT is the 230 V, 50 Hz INT SKU. The German sheet prints VDE-AR-N 4105:2018 with IQ Relay. IQ8HC-72-M-US and IQ8AC-72-M-US are different SKUs and are not this record. DNSP and site settings remain installation-specific.
DE Warranty scope
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Germany; the 1 November 2023 German IQ8 limited warranty names IQ8AC-72-M-INT for a 25-year product term from activation. IQ8MC, IQ8X and IQ7 SKUs on the same schedule are different identities.
DE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Enphase's German IQ8 datasheet and German IQ8 warranty both name IQ8AC-72-M-INT. IQ8MC-72-M-INT is a different SKU on the same sheet. Manufacturer listing is established; distributor stock is not inferred.
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://enphase.com/de-de/download/2023-11-01-limited-warranty-iq-8-micro-germany; https://enphase.com/de-de/download/iq8mc-iq8ac-iq8hc-microinverter-datenblatt; https://enphase.com/de-de/warranty/germany
Source revision
- Before
- Australian IQ8AC/IQ8HC datasheet DSH-00004-6.0-EN-2025-08-06; regional identity separated from IQ8AC-72-M-US on 2026-08-06
- After
- Australian IQ8AC/IQ8HC datasheet DSH-00004-6.0-EN-2025-08-06; regional identity separated from IQ8AC-72-M-US on 2026-08-06. First-market DE overlay review 2026-08-31: official German catalogues recorded; Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged.
DE Certifications
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The German IQ8MC/IQ8AC/IQ8HC datasheet DSH-00060-4.0 names IQ8AC-72-M-INT and prints VDE-AR-N 4105:2018 with IQ Relay, EN IEC 62109-1, EN IEC 62109-2 and CE. The importer on the sheet is Enphase Energy NL B.V.
4 changes to this record · 73 products changed in this update
Confidence
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- high
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://enphase.com/media/11950
State
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- supported
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Module-level microinverter. The recorded one MPPT and input current are per microinverter, not array-wide system counts.
This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- DE market evidence checked
- Australian certification source identity verified
- US market evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Plain-language warranty summary checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
IQ8AC scores 68, placing 2 of 2 in the Microinverter class against a class average of 69.4. Its strongest scoring dimension is safety & compliance (90). Design & Flexibility (50) is the dimension with the most room to move. Key specifications: 97.3% peak efficiency, 1 MPPT inputs, 25-year warranty.
Dietreich Farquharson · review.solar