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Global Tier-1

SG-66TG5B

720–725 W · 66-cell · Bifacial · Dual-glass

SungrowReleased 2025

56/ 100

Good

Global

BifacialGlass-Glass

The verdict. In our Global Tier-1 class, Sungrow SG-66TG5B leads on performance & degradation.

57thof 60 in Global Tier-1Bottom quarterclass average 64.0
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The assessment

How it scores, by category

Architecture & Design57
Efficiency & Yield60
Durability (verified)50
Performance & Degradation73
Guarantee & Backbone41
Sustainability46

Market position

57thof 60 in Global Tier-1Bottom quarter
455674

Our reading

SG-66TG5B scores 56, placing 57 of 60 in the Global Tier-1 class against a class average of 64.0. Its strongest scoring dimension is performance & degradation (73). Guarantee & Backbone scores 41, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on guarantee & backbone is 59. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 23.3%, N-type monocrystalline cell technology, 15-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.

The data

Power
725W
Efficiency
23.3%
Cell
N-type monocrystalline
Temp coeff
-0.29%/°C
Technology architecture

Solar module

Architecture guide

Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.

Product role
None in the module.
Published range
720–725 W
Electrical layer
DC module output
Construction
Bifacial, Dual-glass
Architecture describes the product boundary. It is not a system design or an equipment-pairing decision.

Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output

725 Wrated634W at yr 30
80859095100Guaranteed floor 87.4%Product 15yr87.4%0yr5yr10yr15yr20yr25yr30yr
Projected outputGuaranteed floor: 87.4% at yr 30Product warranty ends yr 15

Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (725 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

718W648W

Year 1 to year 25. Rated 725 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 725 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.

Year1510152025
Watts718 W706 W692 W677 W663 W648 W
% of rated99.0%97.4%95.4%93.4%91.4%89.4%
Before you buy
Local positionUse a market view to check local availability, approvals and warranty scope.
Ask the installerWill the quote name the exact SG-66TG5B model and wattage, and who covers labour if the module warranty is used?

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. Intersection of the datasheet (720-745 W) with the Australian approval (710-725 W). The datasheet's 730-745 W bins have no Australian pathway. Scored model: SG-66TG5B-725 · checked 2026-08-19. Evidence.

Sources & references · checked 2026-09-01

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.

Record revision. Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-66TG5B 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. Retained scope is the intersection and it is materially narrower than the datasheet. The datasheet covers 720-745 W; the Australian approval covers 710-725 W across 4 models. Only 720 W and 725 W appear in both. The datasheet's headline 745 W at 24.0% is NOT an installable Australian product, and the scored 725 W bin publishes 23.3%. 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.

Change ledger

Product record history

9 changes to this record · 152 products changed in this update
  1. Evidence added

    DE Status

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    unavailable
    AU market evidenceDE market evidence
  2. Evidence added

    DE Certifications

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    AU market evidenceDE market evidence
  3. Evidence added

    US Support Note

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    The Sungrow /en-us/ smart-module path for SG-66TG5B returns 404. The global /en/ page names family SG-66TG5B with a 725 W column. That is not the exact scored hyphenated SKU SG-66TG5B-725 and is not a United States catalogue.
    AU market evidenceUS market evidence
  4. Evidence added

    US Status

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    unavailable
    AU market evidenceUS market evidence
  5. Evidence added

    US Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://www.sungrowpower.com/en-us/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-66tg5b; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-66tg5b
    AU market evidenceUS market evidence
  6. Evidence added

    DE Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://www.sungrowpower.com/de-de/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-66tg5b; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-66tg5b
    AU market evidenceDE market evidence
  7. Evidence added

    DE Support Note

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    The Sungrow /de-de/ smart-module path for SG-66TG5B returns 404. A global English family page plus wattage column is not SG-66TG5B-725 and is not a German sale path. Sibling SG-48, SG-54 and SG-66 families stay unmerged.
    AU market evidenceDE market evidence
  8. Evidence added

    US Certifications

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    AU market evidenceUS market evidence
  9. Record updated

    Source revision

    Current text
    Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-66TG5B 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. Retained scope is the intersection and it is materially narrower than the datasheet. The datasheet covers 720-745 W; the Australian approval covers 710-725 W across 4 models. Only 720 W and 725 W appear in both. The datasheet's headline 745 W at 24.0% is NOT an installable Australian product, and the scored 725 W bin publishes 23.3%. 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.

    The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.

    Primary datasheet
2 changes to this record · 109 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Global score

    Before
    56.5
    After
    56
    Primary datasheet
  2. Record updated

    Efficiency & Yield pillar score

    Before
    62.3
    After
    59.5
    Primary datasheet
3 changes to this record · 18 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    AU Warranty scope

    Current text
    The datasheet states a 15-year product warranty and a 30-year linear power output warranty. Rechecked 29 August 2026: the Australian rooftop Sungrow Renewables instrument does not name SG-66TG5B. A separate official Sungrow Solar instrument names SG-66TG5B-XXX at 15 years, matching the datasheet duration but not uniquely established as the Australian governing instrument. Structured terms remain held.

    The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.

    AU market evidenceAU market evidence+4 in JSON record
  2. Record updated

    Source revision

    Current text
    Built 2026-08-19 from Sungrow's own SG-66TG5B 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. Retained scope is the intersection and it is materially narrower than the datasheet. The datasheet covers 720-745 W; the Australian approval covers 710-725 W across 4 models. Only 720 W and 725 W appear in both. The datasheet's headline 745 W at 24.0% is NOT an installable Australian product, and the scored 725 W bin publishes 23.3%. Australian warranty-terms recovery 2026-08-29: structured AU overlay terms recovered or held from the exact governing instrument.

    The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.

    Primary datasheet
  3. Record updated

    AU Evidence sources

    Before
    https://aus.sungrowpower.com/; https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry/products/modules; https://info-support.sungrowpower.com/datasheet-material/5a09be09-35ce-416d-a495-a04efb3cb835.pdf; https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/sungrow-renewables-page/smart-modules/sg-66tg5b
    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/5a09be09-35ce-416d-a495-a04efb3cb835.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-66tg5b
    AU market evidenceAU market evidence+4 in JSON record
2 changes to this record · 147 products changed in this update
  1. Evidence added

    Certification model

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    SG-66TG5B-725 (IEC 61215-2021)
    AU market evidence
  2. Evidence added

    D05E08E6Ab97

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    accepted at: 2026-08-29; category: module; certification model: SG-66TG5B-725 (IEC 61215-2021); jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: sungrow-sg-66tg5b-720-725-au; source key: data/sungrow_sg66tg5b_au.json; source manufacturer name: SUNGROW RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENT CO LTD; validation: approved at: 2025-12-10; candidate model: SG-66TG5B-725 (IEC 61215-2021); data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-pv-modules-0; expires at: 2028-12-10; list data version: au-cer-module-2026-08-20-4e04f9838af2; list retrieved at: 2026-08-27T04:30:12Z; listing status at validation: listed
    AU market evidence
5 changes to this record · 118 products changed in this update
  1. Evidence added

    Independent energy yield

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    No public independent yield result found in reviewed sources
    Independent energy yieldIndependent energy yield+2 in JSON record
  2. Record updated

    Global score

    Before
    57.8
    After
    56.5
    Primary datasheet
  3. Record updated

    Efficiency & Yield pillar score

    Before
    68.6
    After
    62.3
    Primary datasheet
  4. Evidence added

    Independent energy yield: Evidence status

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    reviewed_absence
    Independent energy yieldIndependent energy yield+2 in JSON record
  5. Evidence added

    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 yieldIndependent energy yield+2 in JSON record
1 change to this record · 65 products changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Durability (verified) pillar score

    Before
    49.5
    After
    49.6
    Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 3 products changed in this update
  1. Record added

    Product record

    kind: panel; brand: Sungrow; name: SG-66TG5B; model: SG-66TG5B-720 through SG-66TG5B-725 (132 (6x22) cells, N-type monocrystalline, bifacial double glass); scored model SG-66TG5B-725; score: 57.8

    Primary datasheet

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Evidence timeline

Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.

  1. Core scorecard evidence checked
  2. DE market evidence checked
  3. US market evidence checked
  4. AU market evidence checked
  5. Australian certification source identity verified
  6. Series benchmark evidence checked

Evidence record (JSON)

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