The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Solar-only string inverter
Converts PV string DC into grid-connected AC.
- Product role
- No native battery conversion path is recorded for the product.
- Published range
- 4–6 kW
- Phase
- Three phase
- Backup boundary
- No native backup recorded
Warranty coverage: 5-year term
Coverage includes
Parts & labour · term longer than 0 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 current Australian regulator-listed model in the exact SDT G2 PLUS+ 4-6 kW subset; larger -SDT-20 codes remain outside the AU range. Scored model: GW6000-SDT-20 · checked 2026-08-07. 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.
GoodWe SDT G2 PLUS+ 6 kW · Inverter
Australian evidence checked 2026-08-07.
Covered6 sources
Australian warranty scope: Australia and New Zealand; SDT G2 receives five years of standard cover. A conditional ten-year promotion requires eligible manufacture date, installation, registration and continuous SEMS connection.
Structured claim terms: Recorded.
- Term
- 5 yr productStated in the structured comparison
- Product remedy
- ConditionalGoodWe may change configuration or software, repair, or exchange with a new, refurbished or functionally equivalent product.
- Labour
- ConditionalGoodWe may arrange paid engineers or approve a rate-limited service rebate; owner-arranged or unauthorized labour is not an unconditional benefit.
- Freight
- ConditionalNormal ground transport is covered only up to GoodWe's unpublished per-case limit; excess and alternate transport remain with the claimant.
- Removal and reinstallation
- Not coveredRemoval and reinstallation are not promised as an unconditional owner entitlement.
- Transferability
- CoveredNo subsequent-owner transfer right is published in the reviewed terms.
- Registration and conditions
- Not statedThe five-year base term does not state pre-registration. The conditional ten-year promotion requires registration and SEMS connection.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-07
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. GoodWe SDT G2 PLUS+ datasheet V2.1 dated 2023-10-19, current Australian regulator export and AU/NZ warranty Rev 5.8 reviewed 2026-08-07
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Warranty summary5-year product warranty →
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- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
- Grid & safety certificationManufacturer ↗
- Financial strength & warranty backingManufacturer ↗
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots. No change to this product record has been published since the change ledger opened on 2026-08-16.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
- Plain-language warranty summary checked
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Our reading
SDT G2 PLUS+ scores 70, placing 22 of 34 in the Inverter class against a class average of 70.5. Its strongest scoring dimension is safety & compliance (82), above the class average of 77. Energy Ecosystem scores 40, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on energy ecosystem is 50. Key specifications: 98.2% peak efficiency, 2 MPPT inputs, 5-year warranty.