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MS G3

5–10 kW · String · Single-phase · 3 MPPTs

GoodWeReleased 2023

65/ 100

Very good

Global

Fanless DesignIP66 Rated

The verdict. In our Inverter class, GoodWe MS G3 leads on design & flexibility.

37thof 45 in InverterBottom quarterclass average 70.5
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The assessment

How it scores, by category

Efficiency70
Design & Flexibility86
Thermal & Physical Resilience84
Features & Integration53
Safety & Compliance65
Guarantee & Backbone42
Energy Ecosystem46

Market position

37thof 45 in InverterBottom quarter
566582

Our reading

MS G3 scores 65, placing 37 of 45 in the Inverter class against a class average of 70.5. Its strongest scoring dimension is design & flexibility (86), running 5.6 points above the class average on this dimension. Guarantee & Backbone scores 42, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on guarantee & backbone is 65. Key specifications: 97.9% peak efficiency, 3 MPPT inputs, 5-year warranty.

The data

Power
10.0kW
Type
String
Peak eff
97.9%
MPPTs
3
Technology architecture

Solar-only string inverter

Architecture guide

Converts PV string DC into grid-connected AC.

Product role
No native battery conversion path is recorded for the product.
Published range
5–10 kW
Phase
Single phase
Backup boundary
No native backup recorded
Architecture describes the product boundary. It is not a system design or an equipment-pairing decision.

Warranty coverage: 5-year term

Coverage includes

✓Parts
–Labour
–Extendable
Market typical5yr0yr5yr10yr15yr20yr25yr

Parts only · term longer than 0 of 81 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.

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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 and displayed range remain inside the exact source and market boundary recorded by the 13 August 2026 sprint. Scored model: GW10K-MS-30 · checked 2026-08-31. Evidence.

Sources & references · checked 2026-08-29

Strong evidence coverage

18 of 18 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. GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.

Change ledger

Product record history

2 changes to this record · 61 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Ranges

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-31; market: AU; max: 10; min: 5; range label: 5–10 kW; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60; unit: kW

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    Primary datasheet
  2. Record updated

    Source

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-31; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60

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    Primary datasheet
2 changes to this record · 8 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Source

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-13; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60

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    Primary datasheet
  2. Record updated

    Ranges

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-13; market: AU; max: 10; min: 5; range label: 5–10 kW; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60; unit: kW

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    Primary datasheet
2 changes to this record · 23 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Ranges

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-13; market: AU; max: 10; min: 5; range label: 5–10 kW; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60; unit: kW

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    Primary datasheet
  2. Record updated

    Source

    Current text
    checked: 2026-08-13; source revision: GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.; source url: https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60

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    Primary datasheet
3 changes to this record · 3 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    AU Certifications

    Current text
    Rechecked 29 August 2026: the current CER inverter export still lists GW5000-MS-30, GW6000-MS-30, GW8500-MS-30 and GW10K-MS-30 with the (AS4777-2 2020) suffix, approved 19 May 2023 and expiring 15 November 2026.; The CEC states that the (AS4777-2 2020) suffix denotes approval under an AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 certificate issued by a JAS-ANZ accredited certifier or state electrical regulator.

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    Warranty period (yrs)AU market evidence+5 in JSON record
  2. Record updated

    Summary

    Current text
    ACCC recall PRA 2023/19986 names GW5000-MS-30, GW6000-MS-30, GW8500-MS-30 and GW10K-MS-30 sold from 13 May to 16 November 2023. The AC plug can be removed without a tool and expose live terminals. Consumers must not remove it and should arrange free permanent connector securement with GoodWe. The official notice remained active on 29 August 2026.

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    AU market evidence
  3. Record updated

    Source revision

    Before
    GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13
    After
    GoodWe MS G3 Australian datasheet AU V2.1 dated 2025-09-10, user manual V2.3 dated 2025-11-27, AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 dated 2025-12-08 and regulator records reviewed 2026-08-13 Rechecked 2026-08-29: ACCC PRA 2023/19986 remained active and the current CER inverter export still lists the four exact MS-30 models through 15 November 2026.
    Primary datasheet
4 changes to this record · 147 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Ceba1Bd3307A

    Current text
    accepted at: 2026-08-13; category: inverter; certification model: GW6000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: goodwe-ms-g3-au; source key: data/inverters/goodwe_ms_g3_au.json; source manufacturer name: GoodWe Technologies Co Ltd; validation: approved at: 2023-05-19; candidate model: GW6000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; expires at: 2026-11-15; list data version: au-cer-inverter-2026-08-20-51491c596569; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed

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    AU market evidence
  2. Record updated

    361Aa215B7Aa

    Current text
    accepted at: 2026-08-13; category: inverter; certification model: GW10K-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: goodwe-ms-g3-au; source key: data/inverters/goodwe_ms_g3_au.json; source manufacturer name: GoodWe Technologies Co Ltd; validation: approved at: 2023-05-19; candidate model: GW10K-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; expires at: 2026-11-15; list data version: au-cer-inverter-2026-08-20-51491c596569; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed

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    AU market evidence
  3. Record updated

    E52F9933Ec69

    Current text
    accepted at: 2026-08-13; category: inverter; certification model: GW5000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: goodwe-ms-g3-au; source key: data/inverters/goodwe_ms_g3_au.json; source manufacturer name: GoodWe Technologies Co Ltd; validation: approved at: 2023-05-19; candidate model: GW5000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; expires at: 2026-11-15; list data version: au-cer-inverter-2026-08-20-51491c596569; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed

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    AU market evidence
  4. Record updated

    F3B4Eac70125

    Current text
    accepted at: 2026-08-13; category: inverter; certification model: GW8500-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: goodwe-ms-g3-au; source key: data/inverters/goodwe_ms_g3_au.json; source manufacturer name: GoodWe Technologies Co Ltd; validation: approved at: 2023-05-19; candidate model: GW8500-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-inverters-0; expires at: 2026-11-15; list data version: au-cer-inverter-2026-08-20-51491c596569; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed

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    AU market evidence
4 changes to this record · 73 products changed in this update
  1. Evidence added

    Value

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    Direct-pv string inverter with 3 independent MPPTs at the scored model boundary.
    Primary datasheet
  2. Evidence added

    Confidence

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    high
    Primary datasheet
  3. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://www.goodwe.com.au/Skippower/downloadFileF?id=1828&mid=60
    Primary datasheet
  4. Evidence added

    State

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    supported
    Primary datasheet

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Evidence timeline

Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.

  1. Series benchmark evidence checked
  2. AU safety notice state checked: active
  3. Core scorecard evidence checked
  4. AU market evidence checked
  5. Plain-language warranty summary checked
  6. Australian certification source identity verified

Evidence record (JSON)

Australian approval history

Exact source-register changes recorded since monitoring began. These events do not change the global product score.

  1. The approved-product source recorded a changed expiry. Exact source model: GW8500-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020). View change record
  2. The approved-product source recorded a changed expiry. Exact source model: GW5000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020). View change record
  3. The approved-product source recorded a changed expiry. Exact source model: GW10K-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020). View change record
  4. The approved-product source recorded a changed expiry. Exact source model: GW6000-MS-30 (AS4777-2 2020). View change record

A register event does not establish availability, warranty coverage, compatibility, network acceptance, or installation suitability.

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