The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
DC-coupled battery
Stores DC energy and relies on system power electronics outside the battery product for household AC.
- Product role
- The published battery record covers the storage stack, controller and stated capacity range.
- Published range
- 5–30 kWh
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Backup boundary
- Installation-specific
What the documents establish
Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.
Usable capacity
Stated depth of discharge: 100%. Published usable energy: 10 kWh in the scored configuration. These values may have different measurement conditions.10 kWh usableScored configuration: APX 10.0P-S2 AU (two APX 5.0P-B1 modules). Published range 5–30 kWh.
The stated depth of discharge and published usable energy can have different test conditions or configuration limits. They do not by themselves establish nominal capacity or a reserve that is always inaccessible. Delivered AC energy and runtime also depend on the inverter, settings and loads.
Capacity range describes supported configurations; the score remains anchored to the named reviewed reference configuration, not the largest stack.
Usable capacity sourceDepth-of-discharge sourceCapacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10
No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.
Blackout protection
73 / 100#17 of 90 batteriesWhole-home (via hybrid inverter)
The blackout score is a standalone benchmark of outage resilience only - it re-weights sourced specs already scored in this product’s pillars (backup tier, switchover, surge strength, backup power, off-grid recharge) and never affects the overall score. Dots show the full battery fleet; the marker is this product.
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. Capacity range describes supported configurations; the score remains anchored to the named reviewed reference configuration, not the largest stack. Scored model: APX 10.0P-S2 AU (two APX 5.0P-B1 modules) · checked 2026-07-31. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-31
Strong evidence coverage
15 of 15 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 claim3 rows in the rings3 design facts beside the rings
- EnduranceWarranty terms: the maker's commitment4 warranty terms beside the rings
- SafetyCertified or regulator-listed1 of 2 rows in the rings beyond claim1 design fact beside the rings
- BackingWarranty terms: the maker's commitment1 warranty term beside the rings
- FitDesign facts from the maker's own material1 design fact beside the rings
- FootprintNot assessed for batteries
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. APX HV Battery S2 AU datasheet 202603 and AU 10-year warranty. First-market DE overlay review 2026-08-31: official German catalogues recorded for the remaining 17 AU+US identities; Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Warranty summary10-year product warranty →
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- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
- Battery generation compatibilityManufacturer ↗
- Safety certificationManufacturer ↗
Product record history
4 earlier entries recorded source rechecks rather than changes to the published figures, and are not listed here. Every entry remains in the evidence record.
1 change to this record · 43 products changed in this update
Safety certification: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://au.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery-S2_AU_Datasheet_202603.pdf
- After
- https://au.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery-S2_AU_Datasheet_202603.pdf; https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-solar-batteries-0
2 changes to this record · 9 products changed in this update
AU Certifications
- Before
- The exact Australian S2 datasheet publishes IEC 62619, IEC 62040, CE, RCM and UN 38.3 compliance.
- After
- The CER approved-battery export last modified 24 September 2026 lists APX 10.0P-S2 AU, with the 5.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0 and 30.0 kWh S2 AU sizes, under Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Co Ltd, approved 23 April 2026 and expiring 31 December 2027. The older S2 rows without the AU suffix are separate identities, approved 30 November 2023 and expiring 30 November 2026, and are not transferred to this record.; The exact Australian S2 datasheet publishes IEC 62040, IEC 62477, IEC 62619, CE, RCM, VDE2510-50, UKCA and UN 38.3 compliance. IECEE CB test certificate JPTUV-183955, issued by TUV Rheinland Japan on 12 February 2026, records conformity to IEC 62619:2022 and lists APX 10.0P-S2 AU. TUV Rheinland certificate R 50711063 0001 records testing to IEC 62477-1, IEC 62040-1 and AS 62040.1:2019 and lists the same model.
AU Warranty scope
- Before
- Australia; the APX warranty publishes a 10-year non-transferable term, with 70% retained capacity for the first five years and 50% through year 10, subject to operating and monitoring conditions.
- After
- Australia; the APX warranty publishes a 10-year non-transferable term, with 70% retained capacity for the first five years and 50% through year 10, subject to operating and monitoring conditions. The term runs from the customer purchase date and ends no more than 10 years and 3 months after delivery from Growatt.
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AU Warranty conditions
- Current text
- labour: Contractual labour and compensation exclusions are subject to statutory liability and the instrument’s preserved Australian Consumer Law guarantees.; registration: Growatt-platform monitoring of the battery and charge/discharge device is required; the instrument reduces cover to three years without monitoring. Installation must finish within six months of Growatt delivery. Notify the supplier within 14 days of problem signs and submit the claim form within one month of failure, with original warranty card, purchase/installation invoices and signed commissioning report. Accumulated-discharge evidence is required for performance claims; an unmonitored claim requires qualified onsite inspection/data collection.; remedy: Growatt chooses repair, onsite repair or an equivalent-value replacement based on model and age. Repair or replacement retains the remaining original warranty period. During the latter five years, the instrument also allows pro-rata buyback or newer technology at a price payable by the customer. Australian Consumer Law guarantees are expressly preserved.; removal reinstallation: Removal and reinstallation are excluded.; transferability: The governing Australian warranty states that it is non-transferable.; transport: Contractual logistics-cost exclusions are subject to statutory liability and the instrument’s preserved Australian Consumer Law guarantees.
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Control planeWarranty throughput+1 in JSON record
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DE Warranty confirmation
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- unconfirmed
1 change to this record · 17 products changed in this update
US Evidence sources
- Before
- https://solarequipment.energy.ca.gov/Home/PropertyDetails/BatteryList; https://us.growatt.com/products (archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/20260810203041/https://us.growatt.com/products); https://us.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery_System_US_Datasheet_EN_202505.pdf
- After
- https://solarequipment.energy.ca.gov/Home/PropertyDetails/BatteryList; https://us.growatt.com/products; https://us.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery_System_US_Datasheet_EN_202505.pdf; https://web.archive.org/web/20260810203041/https://us.growatt.com/products
7 changes to this record · 61 products changed in this update
DE Status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- available
DE Certifications
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The Growatt Germany APX HV product page and the German user manual name APX 5.0-30.0P-S2, APX 98034-P2 and APX 5.0P-B1.
DE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- de.growatt.com lists APX HV and hosts the German S2 user manual. The S0 tower is not transferred onto this S2 record. Manufacturer listing is established; distributor inventory is not inferred.
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://de.growatt.com/products/apx-hv-batterie; https://de.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Batterie_Benutzerhandbuch_DE_202311.pdf; https://de.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Batteriesystem_Datenblatt_DE_202504.pdf
DE Warranty scope
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Germany; no official de.growatt.com warranty PDF names the APX S2 family. A Netherlands distributor PDF is not a German manufacturer instrument, so six-field terms are not attached. Held is not unavailable. The scored AU SKU APX 10.0P-S2 AU is not claimed as a German SKU.
DE Grid and installation context
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- High-voltage DC battery for compatible Growatt hybrid inverters. German grid conformity belongs to the site inverter. The S0 tower is a separate record and is not merged here.
Source revision
- Before
- APX HV Battery S2 AU datasheet 202603 and AU 10-year warranty
- After
- APX HV Battery S2 AU datasheet 202603 and AU 10-year warranty. First-market DE overlay review 2026-08-31: official German catalogues recorded for the remaining 17 AU+US identities; Australian and United States overlays and scores unchanged.
8 changes to this record · 78 products changed in this update
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://au.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery-S2_AU_Datasheet_202603.pdf
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Reviewed 2026-08-25: no exact-product battery/DC round-trip efficiency with a complete measurement boundary was established in the reviewed primary source set. This is a scoped reviewed absence, not proof that the value has never been measured.
State
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- reviewed_absence
Confidence
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- high
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://au.growatt.com/upload/file/APX_HV_Battery-S2_AU_Datasheet_202603.pdf
Confidence
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- high
State
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- reviewed_absence
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Reviewed 2026-08-25: no exact-product cycle-life result to exactly 70% retained capacity was established in the reviewed primary source set. Warranty limits and other or unstated endpoints are not converted. This is a scoped reviewed absence.
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.
- AU market evidence checked
- Plain-language warranty summary checked
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- DE market evidence checked
- Australian certification source identity verified
- US market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
APX HV S2 scores 60, placing 58 of 76 in the Performance & Value class against a class average of 63.6. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (92), running 8.2 points above the class average on this dimension. Guarantee & Backbone scores 43, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on guarantee & backbone is 55. Key specifications: LFP, 5.0 kW continuous output.
Dietreich Farquharson · review.solar