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
Warranty coverage: 25-year term
Coverage includes
Parts only · term longer than 70 of 74 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 exact US suffix. The separate 349 VA continuous output remains visible as a supporting metric. Scored model: IQ8AC-72-M-US · checked 2026-08-06. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-06
Strong evidence coverage
20 of 20 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. IQ8AC North America datasheet IQ8AC-MC4-DSH-00046-4.0 and USPRCA-Micro-2025 LGL-00030 v4.0 warranty reviewed 2026-08-06
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Product record history
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Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Module-level microinverter. The recorded one MPPT and input current are per microinverter, not array-wide system counts.
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://enphase.com/download/iq8ac-microinverter-data-sheet
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Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- US market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
IQ8AC 208/240 V scores 66, placing 30 of 38 in the Inverter class against a class average of 71.0. Its strongest scoring dimension is guarantee & backbone (86), running 20.4 points above the class average on this dimension. Design & Flexibility scores 50, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on design & flexibility is 80. Key specifications: 97.3% peak efficiency, 1 MPPT inputs, 25-year warranty.