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 66 of 70 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.
Australian warranty decision
1 product record
Read the Australian warranty as a claim pathway: the headline term is separate from remedy, labour, freight, site work, transfer and registration conditions.
Enphase IQ8AC 0.366 kW · Inverter
Australian evidence checked 2026-08-02.
Covered4 sources
Australian warranty scope: Australia and New Zealand; Enphase publishes a 25-year limited warranty for eligible IQ8-series microinverters when the stated IQ Gateway and activation conditions are met.
Structured claim terms: Recorded.
- Term
- 25 yr productStated in the structured comparison
- Product remedy
- CoveredRepair, replacement or depreciated refund at Enphase's option.
- Labour
- Not coveredUninstall and reinstallation labour are excluded from the product warranty.
- Freight
- ConditionalEligible RMA and replacement freight is covered.
- Removal and reinstallation
- Not coveredRemoval and reinstallation are excluded; a separate installer program is conditional and shorter.
- Transferability
- CoveredTransfers at the original site after the ownership form, fee and notice are completed within 30 days.
- Registration and conditions
- Not statedOwnership change must be notified within 30 days; gateway activation conditions apply.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-06
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.
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
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Warranty summary25-year product warranty →
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Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Australian certification source identity verified
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- 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 69.3. 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.