The Principal Solar Institute’s scientifically designed and certified combination of tests and performance standards provide an unbiased, comprehensive rating system – the PSI PV module rating. Seven essential characteristics related to initial and long-term PV module performance are combined to create the PSI Rating:
These ratings allow you to make comparisons when analyzing PV modules and help you select the optimal PV module.
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Here are the PSI Ratings for modules from Mage Solar, calculated based on initial performance test data. If you don’t see a solar module that you are considering, contact us and we will try to add it.
Rank | Manufacturer | Model | Type | Power (W DC) |
PSI Rating | Percentile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 200/5MH | Monocrystalline | 200 | 7.94* | 72 |
2 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 255/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 255 | 7.91* | 71 |
3 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 300/6-72 MH | Monocrystalline | 300 | 7.88* | 70 |
4 | Mage Solar | POWERTEC Plus 250 / 6 MN US | Monocrystalline | 250 | 7.86* | 68 |
5 | Mage Solar | POWERTEC Plus 245 / 6 PL US AC | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.83* | 67 |
6 | Mage Solar | POWERTEC Plus 245 / 6PL US | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.83* | 67 |
7 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 250/6 MH | Monocrystalline | 250 | 7.82* | 66 |
8 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 250/6 ML | Monocrystalline | 250 | 7.81* | 66 |
9 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 250/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.75* | 63 |
10 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 195/5MH | Monocrystalline | 195 | 7.74* | 62 |
11 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 295/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.65* | 57 |
12 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 245/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.58* | 53 |
13 | Mage Solar | 190/5 MR | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.57* | 52 |
14 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6MO | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.55* | 51 |
15 | Mage Solar | POWERTEC Plus 240 / 6 PL US | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.54* | 50 |
16 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6MI | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.54* | 50 |
17 | Mage Solar | POWERTEC Plus 240 / 6 PL US AC | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.54* | 50 |
18 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 190/5MH | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.54* | 50 |
19 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 290/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.52* | 49 |
20 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6PE | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.51* | 48 |
21 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6PO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.51* | 48 |
22 | Mage Solar | 250/5 MR | Monocrystalline | 250 | 7.48* | 46 |
23 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 290/6-72 PH | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.47* | 46 |
24 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6PJ | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.41* | 42 |
25 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6PH | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.40* | 42 |
26 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6MO | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.39* | 41 |
27 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 285/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.39* | 41 |
28 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6MI | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.38* | 40 |
29 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6PH | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.37* | 40 |
30 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6PE | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.35* | 39 |
31 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6PO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.35* | 39 |
32 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 180/5 ME | Monocrystalline | 180 | 7.34* | 38 |
33 | Mage Solar | 245/5 MR | Monocrystalline | 245 | 7.34* | 38 |
34 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 185/5MJB | Monocrystalline | 185 | 7.32* | 37 |
35 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 185/5 MH | Monocrystalline | 185 | 7.31* | 36 |
36 | Mage Solar | 235/6 PR | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.28* | 35 |
37 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 280/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.26* | 34 |
38 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PH | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.25* | 33 |
39 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6PJ | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.25* | 33 |
40 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 190/5MI | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.24* | 33 |
41 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6MO | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.23* | 32 |
42 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6MI | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.22* | 32 |
43 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PO | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.20* | 31 |
44 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PE | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.20* | 31 |
45 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PI | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.15* | 28 |
46 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 275/6 PL | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.12* | 27 |
47 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 240/6MF | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.11* | 26 |
48 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 225/6PH | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.09* | 25 |
49 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PJ | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.08* | 25 |
50 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 235/6MF | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.01* | 22 |
51 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 220/6 PH | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.97* | 20 |
52 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 230/6PF | Polycrystalline | 230 | 6.95* | 19 |
53 | Mage Solar | Powertec Plus 220/6PI | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.48* | 7 |
* Modules denoted with an “*” use estimated values for one or more characteristics. Manufacturers can contact us to provide the missing data for these PV modules.
NOTE: PSI Ratings are based on publicly available data, and are subject to change as additional data and proprietary analyses become available for long-term performance.