The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Solar module
Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.
- Product role
- None in the module.
- Published range
- 440–460 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Bifacial, Dual-glass
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (460 W) applied to the guaranteed floor; modular/format differences aside, this is the same rated-power spec shown above.
Modelled effective output, year by year
Year 1 to year 25, at 30°C and 1000 W/m². Rated 460 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Compounds this panel’s own published first-year (1%) and annual (0.3%/yr) degradation figures against its 460 W rated (STC) output, then derates for the ambient and irradiance selected. Output is scaled roughly linearly with irradiance (1000 W/m² against the 1000 W/m² STC reference). This is the dominant real-world effect at low light, whether from cloud, shading or soiling. Output is then further derated for heat, from this panel’s own NOCT (44°C) and temperature coefficient (-0.24%/°C), giving an estimated cell temperature of 60°C at that ambient and irradiance. A datasheet-derived estimate, not a field measurement or a warranty guarantee: it does not account for this panel’s own low-light efficiency response (a separate, less-consistently-published spec), or for wind and system design. See NOCT and temperature coefficient in the glossary.
Control panel
| Year | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 417 W | 412 W | 406 W | 399 W | 393 W | 387 W |
| % of rated | 90.7% | 89.6% | 88.2% | 86.8% | 85.5% | 84.1% |
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 uses the highest exact current rating established for the retained AU scope. Scored model: HSN-210R-B96DS460 · checked 2026-08-17. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-09-22
Strong evidence coverage
19 of 19 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
- OutputThird-party source1 of 10 rows beyond claim
- EnduranceCertified or regulator-listed3 of 5 rows beyond claim
- SafetyNot assessed for panels
- Warranty & backingManufacturer claim2 rows
- FitManufacturer claim2 rows
- FootprintNot assessed for panels
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. How the evidence puzzle works
Record correction. Built 2026-08-17 from Huasun's current exact datasheet 2.0_20251224_D, retrieved and text-extracted locally. The revision matters: the datasheet reached from Huasun's product page is a superseded V1.0_2024_10 file, and the current sheets are only served from the CMS listing. Between those revisions the 96-cell weight moved 21.8 to 21.6 kg, the 108-cell weight 27.4 to 27.1 kg, and the operating range narrowed from -40~+85 C to -40~+70 C. The sheet ladder spans 440-470 W; the retained Australian range is 440-460 W because the CER export checked 2026-08-12 lists HSN-210R-B96DS only across 440-460 W, expiring 2027-10-22. Re-verification 2026-08-18: PID and ammonia resistance recorded from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, matched on exact model identity rather than brand or series. Salt mist is also enhanced-listed for this model but the rubric bands salt mist by severity and the regulator publishes none, so it remains unset. Re-verification 2026-08-18: salt mist recorded as certified without published severity from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, under panel rubric v2.11.0 which added that band. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
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- PID (IEC TS 62804)Manufacturer ↗
Product record history
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AU Warranty conditions
- Current text
- labour: Site labour is not covered by the limited warranty.; registration: Claims: notify Huasun in writing or by telephone within 15 working days of the date the customer first discovered, or should have discovered, reasonable evidence of a possible non-conformity, and no later than 30 days after it becomes apparent, with the supporting documents listed in clause 2.1(1). All required materials must be submitted within 30 days of that discovery date or the claim is deemed waived, and supplementary materials Huasun requests are due within 15 days. Transfer: written notice to Huasun, with evidence of succession within 15 working days of a Huasun request (clause 5).; remedy: Repair, replacement or refund at Huasun's determination.; removal reinstallation: Not covered.; transferability: Assignable on written notice, conditional on the modules staying at the original installation location, full payment, entire-warranty transfer and the assignee accepting all terms; the assignor keeps joint and several liability.; transport: Not stated as unconditionally covered.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+7 in JSON recordAU Evidence sources
- Before
- https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; https://cer.gov.au/document_page/cec-approved-pv-modules; https://wsdata.huasunsolar.com/upload/2026-01-07/1767789882698_84a22d15-00bf-4119-b2f0-9a4e1a04fd0b.pdf; https://wsdata.huasunsolar.com/uploads/file/warranty-t-cs-australia-region.pdf; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/pdfView/limited-warranty-for-heterojunction-photovoltaic-modules
- After
- https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; https://cer.gov.au/document_page/cec-approved-pv-modules; https://wsdata.huasunsolar.com/upload/2026-01-07/1767789882698_84a22d15-00bf-4119-b2f0-9a4e1a04fd0b.pdf; https://wsdata.huasunsolar.com/uploads/file/warranty-t-cs-australia-region.pdf; https://www.huasunsolar.com/contact-huasun.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/downloads.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/our-distributors.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/pdfView/limited-warranty-for-heterojunction-photovoltaic-modules
US Evidence sources
- Before
- https://www.huasunsolar.com/downloads.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/us/
- After
- https://solarequipment.energy.ca.gov/Home/DownloadtoExcel?filename=PVModuleList; https://www.huasunsolar.com/downloads.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/our-distributors.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/sitemap.xml; https://www.huasunsolar.com/us/
US Support Note
- Current text
- www.huasunsolar.com/us/ returned HTTP 404 on 7 October 2026, as did /us.html, /usa/, /en-us/, /na/ and /americas/. The site's language menu offers English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian and Japanese; the downloads library has one regional model section, labelled Australia Region; the Our Distributors page lists Brazil, Guatemala and Bolivia in the Americas and no United States distributor; and the sitemap lists no United States catalogue page. The California Energy Commission PV module list (data unchanged since 1 October 2026, retrieved 7 October 2026) carries no Huasun or HSN-210R-B96DS row. None of these states whether HSN-210R-B96DS460 is or is not offered in the United States, and no United States listing or certificate for this model was found on Huasun's site or the California list. The global Everest G12R page and its 470 W, 530 W or 630 W top bins are not a United States sale path and are not transferred. The Australian-region warranty is not transferred. United States availability is not publicly established, so this overlay stays not_reviewed.
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US market evidenceUS market evidence+4 in JSON recordAU Warranty scope
- Current text
- Covered by Huasun's Limited Warranty for Heterojunction Photovoltaic Modules Ver.3.0, which names this exact model in Table 1 and provides a 15-year product term and a 30-year power term. Two limits are material to an Australian buyer. Ver.3.0 is valid solely for modules sold under purchase agreements signed on or after 1 January 2026, and it carries no Australian Consumer Law statement and names no Australian importer. The Australia-region instrument that does carry an ACL clause and names Prosun Solar Distribution and AZ Energy as importers is Version 1.7, and its own clause 13 limits it to modules delivered between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. Huasun's downloads library, read on 7 October 2026, lists no Australia-specific warranty issued after Version 1.7, so for a module sold under a purchase agreement signed on or after 1 January 2026 the warranty Huasun publishes is the global Ver.3.0 document. Ver.3.0 also ceases to apply if a module is transferred or resold outside the country or region stipulated in its delivery contract.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+7 in JSON recordAU Certifications
- Current text
- The CER approved PV module export (last updated 2 October 2026, retrieved 7 October 2026; the 24 September 2026 export carries identical rows for this model) lists HSN-210R-B96DS440, HSN-210R-B96DS450 and HSN-210R-B96DS460, each approved 22 October 2024 and expiring 22 October 2027, with fire tested recorded as Yes. The retained 440-460 W range is the intersection of that listing with the current manufacturer sheet, which runs from 440 to 470 W; the 445 W and 455 W bins on the sheet are not listed.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+7 in JSON record
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US Support Note
- Current text
- www.huasunsolar.com/us/ returns 404. No official United States catalogue names HSN-210R-B96DS460. The global Everest G12R page and its 470 W, 530 W or 630 W top bins are not a United States sale path and are not transferred. The Australian-region warranty is not transferred. Re-audited 2026-09-22: this determination rests solely on the fetch failure recorded above, with no independently reachable regional catalogue, store or archived copy consulted. Downgraded to not_reviewed - unavailable was not confirmed, and this pass did not re-fetch to confirm available either.
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US market evidenceAU market evidence+1 in JSON record
9 changes to this record · 152 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-17 from Huasun's current exact datasheet 2.0_20251224_D, retrieved and text-extracted locally. The revision matters: the datasheet reached from Huasun's product page is a superseded V1.0_2024_10 file, and the current sheets are only served from the CMS listing. Between those revisions the 96-cell weight moved 21.8 to 21.6 kg, the 108-cell weight 27.4 to 27.1 kg, and the operating range narrowed from -40~+85 C to -40~+70 C. The sheet ladder spans 440-470 W; the retained Australian range is 440-460 W because the CER export checked 2026-08-12 lists HSN-210R-B96DS only across 440-460 W, expiring 2027-10-22. Re-verification 2026-08-18: PID and ammonia resistance recorded from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, matched on exact model identity rather than brand or series. Salt mist is also enhanced-listed for this model but the rubric bands salt mist by severity and the regulator publishes none, so it remains unset. Re-verification 2026-08-18: salt mist recorded as certified without published severity from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, under panel rubric v2.11.0 which added that band. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged.
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Primary datasheetDE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- www.huasunsolar.com/de/ is a language pack of the global homepage, the same pattern as /fr/, not a German product catalogue. It does not name HSN-210R-B96DS460. The downloads library labels the G12R series as Australia Region. Global Everest family codes and higher 470 W, 530 W or 630 W bins are not transferred. B versus S, 96 versus 108 versus 132, and DS versus DSN versus DSB siblings stay on their own records.
US Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- www.huasunsolar.com/us/ returns 404. No official United States catalogue names HSN-210R-B96DS460. The global Everest G12R page and its 470 W, 530 W or 630 W top bins are not a United States sale path and are not transferred. The Australian-region warranty is not transferred.
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.huasunsolar.com/de/; https://www.huasunsolar.com/downloads.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/fr/
US Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.huasunsolar.com/downloads.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/everest-g12r.html; https://www.huasunsolar.com/us/
DE Certifications
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
US Status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- unavailable
US Certifications
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
DE Status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- unavailable
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2 changes to this record · 147 products changed in this update
Certification: HSN-210R-B96DS460 (IEC 61215-2021)
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- accepted at: 2026-08-29; category: module; certification model: HSN-210R-B96DS460 (IEC 61215-2021); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: huasun-everest-g12r-b96ds-440-460-au; source key: data/huasun_everest_g12r_b96ds_au.json; source manufacturer name: Anhui Huasun Energy Co Ltd; validation: approved at: 2024-10-22; candidate model: HSN-210R-B96DS460 (IEC 61215-2021); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; expires at: 2027-10-22; list data version: au-cer-module-2026-08-20-4e04f9838af2; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed
Certification model
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- HSN-210R-B96DS460 (IEC 61215-2021)
5 changes to this record · 118 products changed in this update
Independent energy yield: Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
Independent energy yield
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Brand or series yield-tested; exact model not covered
Independent energy yield: Evidence status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sourced
6 changes to this record · 19 products changed in this update
Salt mist (IEC 61701): Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-17 from Huasun's current exact datasheet 2.0_20251224_D, retrieved and text-extracted locally. The revision matters: the datasheet reached from Huasun's product page is a superseded V1.0_2024_10 file, and the current sheets are only served from the CMS listing. Between those revisions the 96-cell weight moved 21.8 to 21.6 kg, the 108-cell weight 27.4 to 27.1 kg, and the operating range narrowed from -40~+85 C to -40~+70 C. The sheet ladder spans 440-470 W; the retained Australian range is 440-460 W because the CER export checked 2026-08-12 lists HSN-210R-B96DS only across 440-460 W, expiring 2027-10-22. Re-verification 2026-08-18: PID and ammonia resistance recorded from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, matched on exact model identity rather than brand or series. Salt mist is also enhanced-listed for this model but the rubric bands salt mist by severity and the regulator publishes none, so it remains unset. Re-verification 2026-08-18: salt mist recorded as certified without published severity from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, under panel rubric v2.11.0 which added that band.
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Primary datasheetSalt mist (IEC 61701)
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Certified (IEC 61701), severity not published
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11 changes to this record · 17 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-17 from Huasun's current exact datasheet 2.0_20251224_D, retrieved and text-extracted locally. The revision matters: the datasheet reached from Huasun's product page is a superseded V1.0_2024_10 file, and the current sheets are only served from the CMS listing. Between those revisions the 96-cell weight moved 21.8 to 21.6 kg, the 108-cell weight 27.4 to 27.1 kg, and the operating range narrowed from -40~+85 C to -40~+70 C. The sheet ladder spans 440-470 W; the retained Australian range is 440-460 W because the CER export checked 2026-08-12 lists HSN-210R-B96DS only across 440-460 W, expiring 2027-10-22. Re-verification 2026-08-18: PID and ammonia resistance recorded from the Clean Energy Council enhanced listing for exact model HSN-210R-B96DS460, matched on exact model identity rather than brand or series. Salt mist is also enhanced-listed for this model but the rubric bands salt mist by severity and the regulator publishes none, so it remains unset.
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Primary datasheetAmmonia resistance (IEC 62716)
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- IEC 62716 certified
PID (IEC TS 62804): Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules
Ammonia resistance (IEC 62716): Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules
PID (IEC TS 62804)
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Independently tested / certified
Ammonia resistance (IEC 62716): Evidence status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sourced
1 change to this record · 6 products changed in this update
Archived Source
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sources/review.solar-anhui-huasun-energy-co-ltd-huasun-everest-g12r-hsn-210r-b96ds-440-460w-au-datasheet.pdf
1 change to this record · 6 products changed in this update
Product record
kind: panel; brand: Huasun; name: Everest G12R B96DS; model: HSN-210R-B96DS440 through HSN-210R-B96DS460 (96 (6x16) cells, N-type HJT, bifacial double glass); scored model HSN-210R-B96DS460; score: 64.2
Primary datasheet
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Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- AU market evidence checked
- US market evidence checked
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- DE market evidence checked
- Australian certification source identity verified
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
Everest G12R B96DS scores 66, placing 41 of 53 in the Premium Performance class against a class average of 67.8. Its strongest scoring dimension is performance & degradation (81), above the class average of 79. Guarantee & Backbone scores 44, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on guarantee & backbone is 55. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 23.0%, N-type HJT cell technology, 15-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.
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