The assessment
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The data
IBC module
Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.
- Product role
- None in the module.
- Published range
- 435–445 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Rear contact, Mono-glass
Performance guarantee: 40-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (445 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 445 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Compounds this panel’s own published first-year (2%) and annual (0.25%/yr) degradation figures against its 445 W rated (STC) output, then derates for the ambient and irradiance selected. Output is scaled roughly linearly with irradiance (1000W/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 (40°C) and temperature coefficient (-0.27%/°C), giving an estimated cell temperature of 55°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 | 401 W | 397 W | 392 W | 386 W | 381 W | 376 W |
| % of rated | 90.1% | 89.1% | 88.0% | 86.8% | 85.7% | 84.5% |
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 published rating in this exact published series. Scored model: SPR-MAX7-445-PT · checked 2026-07-16. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-19
Strong evidence coverage
21 of 27 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 correction. Maxeon 7 551184 Rev A V4 sheet and Australian limited warranty 544362 Rev E effective 2024-08-01 reviewed 2026-08-06 Re-verification 2026-08-19: Verified reliability recorded as "Brand or series independently tested; exact model not covered" under panel rubric v2.13.0, which added a band for brand or series evidence where the exact model is not covered by the third-party record.
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- Warranty summary40-year product warranty →
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- Verified reliabilityIndependent test ↗
Product record history
4 changes to this record · 31 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Before
- Maxeon 7 551184 Rev A V4 sheet and Australian limited warranty 544362 Rev E effective 2024-08-01 reviewed 2026-08-06
- After
- Maxeon 7 551184 Rev A V4 sheet and Australian limited warranty 544362 Rev E effective 2024-08-01 reviewed 2026-08-06 Re-verification 2026-08-19: Verified reliability recorded as "Brand or series independently tested; exact model not covered" under panel rubric v2.13.0, which added a band for brand or series evidence where the exact model is not covered by the third-party record.
Verified reliability
- Before
- Top Performer (multi-year)
- After
- Brand or series independently tested; exact model not covered
9 changes to this record · 106 products changed in this update
Damp heat extended (2000h): Evidence status
- Before
- derived
- After
- No longer recorded
Awards: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6627b4a16340c535bfabf896/668bef1148a5bfbf75c79fbe_Sunpower.pdf
- After
- No longer recorded
Damp heat extended (2000h): Evidence sources
- Before
- After
- No longer recorded
Damp heat extended (2000h)
- Before
- 1000h IEC 61215 standard
- After
- No longer recorded
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.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
- Plain-language warranty summary checked
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Our reading
Maxeon 7 sits at the top of the Premium Performance class with 80 points against a class average of 69.1. Its strongest scoring dimension is sustainability (91), running 38.6 points above the class average on this dimension. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 24.1%, IBC silicon cell technology, 40-year product warranty backed by a 40-year performance term.