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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
- 515–540 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Bifacial, Dual-glass
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (540 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. Rated 540 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Modelled from this panel’s own published first-year (1%) and annual (0.4%/yr) degradation figures, compounded against its 540 W rated (STC) output. This is a datasheet-derived estimate, not a field measurement or a warranty guarantee. Actual output also depends on site irradiance, temperature, soiling and system design.
| Year | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 535 W | 526 W | 515 W | 504 W | 494 W | 483 W |
| % of rated | 99.0% | 97.4% | 95.4% | 93.4% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
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 datasheet range sits wholly inside the Australian approval of 495-540 W, so no narrowing was needed. Scored model: SG-54TG4D-540 · checked 2026-08-19. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-09-22
Strong evidence coverage
13 of 13 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 claim9 rows
- EnduranceManufacturer claim2 rows
- SafetyNot assessed for panels
- Warranty & backingManufacturer claim1 row
- FitManufacturer claim1 row
- 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 revision. Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-54TG4D datasheet, retrieved from info-support.sungrowpower.com via the product page and verified complete: byte count matched the declared Content-Length exactly, with %PDF magic and a trailing %%EOF. Figures read from a render of the Specifications (STC) table; the sheet also carries a separate Specifications (BNPI) table at front 1000 W/m2 and rear 135 W/m2, which runs roughly 10 per cent higher, publishes no efficiency row, and is not used here. The datasheet range 515-540 W sits wholly inside the Australian approval of 495-540 W across 10 models, so no narrowing is needed and the scored bin is the datasheet's own top. Australian warranty-terms recovery 2026-08-29: structured AU overlay terms recovered or held from the exact governing instrument. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged. Australian warranty/service integration reviewed 2026-10-05: current maker-linked GN-0029-2026-T_2.1 explicitly names SG-54TG4D-XXX and is integrated conditionally for post-issuance Class A overseas rooftop sales, subject to sales-contract date. Six service terms recovered; older-contract applicability, global technical criteria, 540 W benchmark and market approval/availability dates retained.
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AU Warranty conditions
- Current text
- labour: Site labour is not covered. Buyer bears dismantling, handling, repackaging, installation/reinstallation and related site expenses. The policy separately covers direct repair costs when Sungrow chooses repair/replacement.; registration: Written claim conditions apply: a claim within two months of discovering breach requires a dated invoice, product details, description, editable serial numbers and photographs/data. Prior written return authorisation is required. The reviewed policy gives claim timing rather than a separate product-registration deadline.; remedy: Sungrow Solar chooses repair, power-shortfall refund, residual-value refund, additional modules or replacement. Substitute modules may differ; repaired/replaced/additional modules retain the original remaining warranty term. Policy liability is capped at the paid invoice price, subject to applicable law.; removal reinstallation: During a repair or replacement, the Buyer bears the costs of dismantling, handling, repackaging, installing and reinstalling modules (Article 4, Notice 1). Article 3 excludes modules that are removed and reinstalled at any location other than their original installation location.; transferability: Written notice permits whole-rights transfer if modules stay intact at the original site, amounts owing are settled and the new owner accepts the policy. Supply ownership evidence within 15 working days after Sungrow notice; additional confirmation may be requested.; transport: Eligible delivery shipping of repaired/replacement/additional modules is covered, excluding insurance, air freight, customs and specified additional costs. Buyer initially pays premature return freight; reimbursement requires third-party confirmation of a covered defect and receipts.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+3 in JSON record
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AU Warranty conditions
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- labour: Site labour is not covered. Buyer bears dismantling, handling, repackaging, installation/reinstallation and related site expenses. The policy separately covers direct repair costs when Sungrow chooses repair/replacement.; registration: Written claim conditions apply: a claim within two months of discovering breach requires a dated invoice, product details, description, editable serial numbers and photographs/data. Prior written return authorisation is required. The reviewed policy gives claim timing rather than a separate product-registration deadline.; remedy: Sungrow Solar chooses repair, power-shortfall refund, residual-value refund, additional modules or replacement. Substitute modules may differ; repaired/replaced/additional modules retain the original remaining warranty term. Policy liability is capped at the paid invoice price, subject to applicable law.; removal reinstallation: Removal and reinstallation are excluded: buyer bears dismantling, handling, repackaging, installing/reinstalling and related site expenses.; transferability: Written notice permits whole-rights transfer if modules stay intact at the original site, amounts owing are settled and the new owner accepts the policy. Supply ownership evidence within15 working days after Sungrow notice; additional confirmation may be requested.; transport: Eligible delivery shipping of repaired/replacement/additional modules is covered, excluding insurance, air freight, customs and specified additional costs. Buyer initially pays premature return freight; reimbursement requires third-party confirmation of a covered defect and receipts.
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-54TG4D datasheet, retrieved from info-support.sungrowpower.com via the product page and verified complete: byte count matched the declared Content-Length exactly, with %PDF magic and a trailing %%EOF. Figures read from a render of the Specifications (STC) table; the sheet also carries a separate Specifications (BNPI) table at front 1000 W/m2 and rear 135 W/m2, which runs roughly 10 per cent higher, publishes no efficiency row, and is not used here. The datasheet range 515-540 W sits wholly inside the Australian approval of 495-540 W across 10 models, so no narrowing is needed and the scored bin is the datasheet's own top. Australian warranty-terms recovery 2026-08-29: structured AU overlay terms recovered or held from the exact governing instrument. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged. Australian warranty/service integration reviewed 2026-10-05: current maker-linked GN-0029-2026-T_2.1 explicitly names SG-54TG4D-XXX and is integrated conditionally for post-issuance Class A overseas rooftop sales, subject to sales-contract date. Six service terms recovered; older-contract applicability, global technical criteria, 540 W benchmark and market approval/availability dates retained.
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Primary datasheetAU Warranty scope
- Current text
- Current maker-linked GN-0029-2026-T_2.1, issued 31 May 2026 and effective 1 June 2026, explicitly names SG-54TG4D-XXX, including the scored 540 W bin. Anhui Sungrow Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. provides 25-year product and 30-year dual-glass front-output cover for Class A modules sold for overseas rooftop markets after issuance, subject to the sales-contract date. This conditional current instrument does not establish coverage for older purchases under the previously reviewed Sungrow Renewables 25-year or Sungrow Solar 15-year policies. Output cover uses front-side STC nameplate power: first-year loss no more than 1%, annual loss no more than 0.4% in years 2–30, and at least 87.4% at year 30. It does not warrant rear-side output.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+5 in JSON recordAU Evidence sources
- Before
- https://aus.sungrowpower.com/; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/35144eb5-6e68-46b8-910a-6d5b8cc4260e.pdf; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/68640637-d993-4208-81d8-f5705d6a1206.pdf; https://solarjuice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-Limited-Warranty-Terms-and-Conditions-for-Photovoltaic-Modules-1.pdf; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
- After
- https://aus.sungrowpower.com/; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/68640637-d993-4208-81d8-f5705d6a1206.pdf; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/a0d5605d-4129-4408-a476-cfc89116ccb2.pdf; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
AU Support Note
- Current text
- Availability is a certification fact, not a marketing one. Sungrow's Australian site, checked 2026-08-19, returns no occurrence of the words module or panel: its product categories are string inverters, modular inverters and storage. All module material sits on the global site. So 145 CEC-approved module SKUs exist behind no Australian product presence, and distributor stock is unknown. Residential and light commercial format. Current rooftop product-warranty conditions include installation more than 500 m from the coastline, monthly average temperature no more than 45°C and humidity no more than 85% RH, and compliance with the installation manual. Warranty starts at the earlier of the 90th calendar day after factory departure or initial installation by the original buyer. Site removal/reinstallation remains the buyer’s cost. The warranty issuer is Anhui Sungrow Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; the scored manufacturer identity is retained separately. Exact earlier-contract applicability remains unresolved.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+5 in JSON record
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DE Support Note
- Current text
- The Sungrow /de-de/ smart-module path for SG-54TG4D returns 404. A global English family page plus wattage column is not SG-54TG4D-540 and is not a German sale path. Sibling SG-48, SG-54 and SG-66 families stay unmerged. 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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AU market evidenceDE market evidenceUS Support Note
- Current text
- The Sungrow /en-us/ smart-module path for SG-54TG4D returns 404. The global /en/ page names family SG-54TG4D with a 540 W column. That is not the exact scored hyphenated SKU SG-54TG4D-540 and is not a United States catalogue. 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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AU market evidenceUS market evidence
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DE Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The Sungrow /de-de/ smart-module path for SG-54TG4D returns 404. A global English family page plus wattage column is not SG-54TG4D-540 and is not a German sale path. Sibling SG-48, SG-54 and SG-66 families stay unmerged.
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-54TG4D datasheet, retrieved from info-support.sungrowpower.com via the product page and verified complete: byte count matched the declared Content-Length exactly, with %PDF magic and a trailing %%EOF. Figures read from a render of the Specifications (STC) table; the sheet also carries a separate Specifications (BNPI) table at front 1000 W/m2 and rear 135 W/m2, which runs roughly 10 per cent higher, publishes no efficiency row, and is not used here. The datasheet range 515-540 W sits wholly inside the Australian approval of 495-540 W across 10 models, so no narrowing is needed and the scored bin is the datasheet's own top. Australian warranty-terms recovery 2026-08-29: structured AU overlay terms recovered or held from the exact governing instrument. First-market US and DE overlay review 2026-09-01: official regional catalogues recorded; Australian overlays and scores unchanged.
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Primary datasheetUS Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.sungrowpower.com/en-us/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
US Support Note
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The Sungrow /en-us/ smart-module path for SG-54TG4D returns 404. The global /en/ page names family SG-54TG4D with a 540 W column. That is not the exact scored hyphenated SKU SG-54TG4D-540 and is not a United States catalogue.
DE Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.sungrowpower.com/de-de/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
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3 changes to this record · 18 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Current text
- Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-54TG4D datasheet, retrieved from info-support.sungrowpower.com via the product page and verified complete: byte count matched the declared Content-Length exactly, with %PDF magic and a trailing %%EOF. Figures read from a render of the Specifications (STC) table; the sheet also carries a separate Specifications (BNPI) table at front 1000 W/m2 and rear 135 W/m2, which runs roughly 10 per cent higher, publishes no efficiency row, and is not used here. The datasheet range 515-540 W sits wholly inside the Australian approval of 495-540 W across 10 models, so no narrowing is needed and the scored bin is the datasheet's own top. Australian warranty-terms recovery 2026-08-29: structured AU overlay terms recovered or held from the exact governing instrument.
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Primary datasheetAU Warranty scope
- Current text
- The datasheet states a 25-year product warranty and a 30-year linear power output warranty. Rechecked 29 August 2026: an Australian rooftop Sungrow Renewables instrument names SG-54TG4D-XXX at 25 years, while a separate official Sungrow Solar instrument names the same family at 15 years. Structured terms remain held because the governing instrument is not uniquely established.
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AU market evidenceAU market evidence+4 in JSON recordAU Evidence sources
- Before
- https://aus.sungrowpower.com/; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/68640637-d993-4208-81d8-f5705d6a1206.pdf; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
- After
- https://aus.sungrowpower.com/; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/35144eb5-6e68-46b8-910a-6d5b8cc4260e.pdf; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/68640637-d993-4208-81d8-f5705d6a1206.pdf; https://solarjuice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-Limited-Warranty-Terms-and-Conditions-for-Photovoltaic-Modules-1.pdf; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-54tg4d
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Certification: SG-54TG4D-540 (IEC 61215-2021)
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- accepted at: 2026-08-29; category: module; certification model: SG-54TG4D-540 (IEC 61215-2021); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: sungrow-sg-54tg4d-515-540-au; source key: data/sungrow_sg54tg4d_au.json; source manufacturer name: SUNGROW RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENT CO LTD; validation: approved at: 2026-07-07; candidate model: SG-54TG4D-540 (IEC 61215-2021); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; expires at: 2029-07-07; 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
- SG-54TG4D-540 (IEC 61215-2021)
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Independent energy yield
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- No public independent yield result found in reviewed sources
Independent energy yield: Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://scorecard.pvel.com/methodology/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/top-performers/; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-PVEL-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard-Summary.pdf; https://scorecard.pvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-PV-Module-Reliability-Scorecard.pdf
Independent energy yield: Evidence status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- reviewed_absence
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Product record
kind: panel; brand: Sungrow; name: SG-54TG4D; model: SG-54TG4D-515 through SG-54TG4D-540 (108 (2x54) cells, N-type monocrystalline, bifacial double glass); scored model SG-54TG4D-540; score: 59.5
Primary datasheet
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Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- DE market evidence checked
- US market evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Australian certification source identity verified
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
SG-54TG4D scores 57, placing 59 of 66 in the Global Tier-1 class against a class average of 63.6. Its strongest scoring dimension is performance & degradation (73), above the class average of 72. Sustainability scores 46, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on sustainability is 59. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 24.3%, N-type monocrystalline cell technology, 25-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.
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