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 REC 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 | REC Solar | REC280TP | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.09* | 97 |
2 | REC Solar | REC280TP Q2 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.09* | 97 |
3 | REC Solar | REC280TP Q3 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.09* | 97 |
4 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.06* | 97 |
5 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.06* | 97 |
6 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 9.06* | 97 |
7 | REC Solar | REC275TP Q2 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.94* | 96 |
8 | REC Solar | REC275TP | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.94* | 96 |
9 | REC Solar | REC275TP Q3 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.94* | 96 |
10 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.89* | 96 |
11 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.89* | 96 |
12 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.89* | 96 |
13 | REC Solar | REC270PE | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
14 | REC Solar | REC270PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
15 | REC Solar | REC270PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
16 | REC Solar | REC270PE-US | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
17 | REC Solar | REC270PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
18 | REC Solar | REC270PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.81* | 95 |
19 | REC Solar | REC270TP | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.79* | 95 |
20 | REC Solar | REC270TP Q3 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.79* | 95 |
21 | REC Solar | REC270TP Q2 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.79* | 95 |
22 | REC Solar | REC315PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.77* | 95 |
23 | REC Solar | REC315PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.77* | 95 |
24 | REC Solar | REC315PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.77* | 95 |
25 | REC Solar | REC315PE | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.77* | 95 |
26 | REC Solar | REC270PE Z-LINK | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.76* | 95 |
27 | REC Solar | REC250PE | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
28 | REC Solar | REC250PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
29 | REC Solar | REC250PE-US | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
30 | REC Solar | REC250PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
31 | REC Solar | REC250PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
32 | REC Solar | REC250PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.75 | 94 |
33 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK Q2 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 8.75* | 94 |
34 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK Q3 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 8.75* | 94 |
35 | REC Solar | REC280TP BLK | Polycrystalline | 280 | 8.75* | 94 |
36 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.74* | 94 |
37 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.74* | 94 |
38 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.74* | 94 |
39 | REC Solar | REC310PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.66* | 93 |
40 | REC Solar | REC310PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.66* | 93 |
41 | REC Solar | REC310PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.66* | 93 |
42 | REC Solar | REC310PE | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.66* | 93 |
43 | REC Solar | REC250PE-US ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
44 | REC Solar | REC250PE ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
45 | REC Solar | REC250PE(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
46 | REC Solar | REC250PE Q2 ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
47 | REC Solar | REC250PE Q3 ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
48 | REC Solar | REC250PE-US(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.64 | 93 |
49 | REC Solar | REC265PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
50 | REC Solar | REC265PE | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
51 | REC Solar | REC265PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
52 | REC Solar | REC265PE-US | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
53 | REC Solar | REC265PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
54 | REC Solar | REC265PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.63* | 93 |
55 | REC Solar | REC265TP Q3 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.62* | 93 |
56 | REC Solar | REC265TP | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.62* | 93 |
57 | REC Solar | REC265TP Q2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.62* | 93 |
58 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK Q3 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.60* | 92 |
59 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK Q2 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.60* | 92 |
60 | REC Solar | REC275TP BLK | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.60* | 92 |
61 | REC Solar | REC265PE Z-LINK | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.57* | 92 |
62 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.57* | 92 |
63 | REC Solar | REC245PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
64 | REC Solar | REC245PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
65 | REC Solar | REC245PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
66 | REC Solar | REC245PE | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
67 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.57* | 92 |
68 | REC Solar | REC245PE-US | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
69 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.57* | 92 |
70 | REC Solar | REC245PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.57 | 92 |
71 | REC Solar | REC245PE(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
72 | REC Solar | REC245PE Q3 ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
73 | REC Solar | REC245PE-US(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
74 | REC Solar | REC245PE Q2 ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
75 | REC Solar | REC245PE-US ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
76 | REC Solar | REC245PE ECO | Polycrystalline | 245 | 8.54 | 92 |
77 | REC Solar | REC325 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 325 | 8.53* | 92 |
78 | REC Solar | REC325 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 325 | 8.53* | 92 |
79 | REC Solar | REC325 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 325 | 8.53* | 92 |
80 | REC Solar | REC305PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.52* | 91 |
81 | REC Solar | REC305PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.52* | 91 |
82 | REC Solar | REC305PE | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.52* | 91 |
83 | REC Solar | REC305PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.52* | 91 |
84 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK Q3 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.45* | 90 |
85 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK Q2 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.45* | 90 |
86 | REC Solar | REC270TP BLK | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.45* | 90 |
87 | REC Solar | REC260TP Q2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.45* | 90 |
88 | REC Solar | REC260TP | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.45* | 90 |
89 | REC Solar | REC260TP Q3 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.45* | 90 |
90 | REC Solar | REC260PE Z-LINK | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.43* | 90 |
91 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.42* | 89 |
92 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.42* | 89 |
93 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.42* | 89 |
94 | REC Solar | REC240PE-US | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
95 | REC Solar | REC240PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
96 | REC Solar | REC240PE | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
97 | REC Solar | REC240PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
98 | REC Solar | REC240PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
99 | REC Solar | REC240PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.41 | 89 |
100 | REC Solar | REC260PE-US | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
101 | REC Solar | REC260PE | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
102 | REC Solar | REC260PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
103 | REC Solar | REC260PE(BLK) | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
104 | REC Solar | REC260PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
105 | REC Solar | REC260PE-US(BLK) | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.39* | 89 |
106 | REC Solar | REC320 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 320 | 8.39* | 89 |
107 | REC Solar | REC320 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 320 | 8.39* | 89 |
108 | REC Solar | REC320 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 320 | 8.39* | 89 |
109 | REC Solar | REC300PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 300 | 8.38* | 89 |
110 | REC Solar | REC300PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 8.38* | 89 |
111 | REC Solar | REC300PE | Polycrystalline | 300 | 8.38* | 89 |
112 | REC Solar | REC300PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 8.38* | 89 |
113 | REC Solar | REC240PE-US ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
114 | REC Solar | REC240PE(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
115 | REC Solar | REC240PE ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
116 | REC Solar | REC240PE Q2 ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
117 | REC Solar | REC240PE-US(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
118 | REC Solar | REC240PE Q3 ECO | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.37 | 88 |
119 | REC Solar | REC315 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.32* | 87 |
120 | REC Solar | REC315 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.32* | 87 |
121 | REC Solar | REC315 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.32* | 87 |
122 | REC Solar | REC255PE Z-LINK | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.30* | 86 |
123 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK Q2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.29* | 86 |
124 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.29* | 86 |
125 | REC Solar | REC265TP BLK Q3 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.29* | 86 |
126 | REC Solar | REC265PE BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.28* | 86 |
127 | REC Solar | REC265PE BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.28* | 86 |
128 | REC Solar | REC265PE BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.28* | 86 |
129 | REC Solar | REC255PE | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 86 |
130 | REC Solar | REC255PE-US | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 85 |
131 | REC Solar | REC255PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 85 |
132 | REC Solar | REC255PE(BLK) | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 85 |
133 | REC Solar | REC255PE-US(BLK) | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 85 |
134 | REC Solar | REC255PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.26* | 85 |
135 | REC Solar | REC235PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
136 | REC Solar | REC235PE-US | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
137 | REC Solar | REC235PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
138 | REC Solar | REC235PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
139 | REC Solar | REC235PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
140 | REC Solar | REC235PE | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.24 | 85 |
141 | REC Solar | REC295PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 8.22* | 84 |
142 | REC Solar | REC295PE | Polycrystalline | 295 | 8.22* | 84 |
143 | REC Solar | REC295PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 295 | 8.22* | 84 |
144 | REC Solar | REC295PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 8.22* | 84 |
145 | REC Solar | REC310 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.21* | 84 |
146 | REC Solar | REC310 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.21* | 84 |
147 | REC Solar | REC310 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.21* | 84 |
148 | REC Solar | REC235PE-US(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 84 |
149 | REC Solar | REC235PE-US ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 84 |
150 | REC Solar | REC235PE Q2 ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 83 |
151 | REC Solar | REC235PE(BLK) ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 83 |
152 | REC Solar | REC235PE ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 83 |
153 | REC Solar | REC235PE Q3 ECO | Polycrystalline | 235 | 8.20 | 83 |
154 | REC Solar | REC260PE BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.15* | 82 |
155 | REC Solar | REC260PE BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.15* | 82 |
156 | REC Solar | REC260PE BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.15* | 82 |
157 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.13* | 81 |
158 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK Q2 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.13* | 81 |
159 | REC Solar | REC260TP BLK Q3 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.13* | 81 |
160 | REC Solar | REC250PE Z-LINK | Polycrystalline | 250 | 8.10* | 80 |
161 | REC Solar | REC305 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.08* | 79 |
162 | REC Solar | REC305 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.08* | 79 |
163 | REC Solar | REC305 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.08* | 79 |
164 | REC Solar | REC290PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 8.05* | 77 |
165 | REC Solar | REC290PE | Polycrystalline | 290 | 8.05* | 77 |
166 | REC Solar | REC290PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 290 | 8.05* | 77 |
167 | REC Solar | REC290PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 8.05* | 77 |
168 | REC Solar | REC255PE BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.02* | 76 |
169 | REC Solar | REC255PE BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.02* | 76 |
170 | REC Solar | REC255PE BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.02* | 76 |
171 | REC Solar | REC300 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.95* | 73 |
172 | REC Solar | REC300 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.95* | 73 |
173 | REC Solar | REC300 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.95* | 73 |
174 | REC Solar | REC285PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.89* | 70 |
175 | REC Solar | REC285PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.89* | 70 |
176 | REC Solar | REC285PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.89* | 70 |
177 | REC Solar | REC285PE | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.89* | 70 |
178 | REC Solar | REC250PE BLK2 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.83* | 67 |
179 | REC Solar | REC250PE BLK2 Q3 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.83* | 67 |
180 | REC Solar | REC250PE BLK2 Q2 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.83* | 67 |
181 | REC Solar | REC295 PE72 XV Q3 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.79* | 64 |
182 | REC Solar | REC295 PE72 XV Q2 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.79* | 65 |
183 | REC Solar | REC295 PE72 XV | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.79* | 65 |
184 | REC Solar | REC230PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.54 | 50 |
185 | REC Solar | REC230PE | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.54 | 50 |
186 | REC Solar | REC230PE-US | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.54 | 50 |
187 | REC Solar | REC230PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.54 | 50 |
188 | REC Solar | REC225PE-US | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.36 | 39 |
189 | REC Solar | REC225PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.36 | 39 |
190 | REC Solar | REC225PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.36 | 39 |
191 | REC Solar | REC225PE | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.36 | 39 |
192 | REC Solar | REC220PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.26 | 34 |
193 | REC Solar | REC220PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.26 | 34 |
194 | REC Solar | REC220PE | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.26 | 34 |
195 | REC Solar | REC220PE-US | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.26 | 34 |
196 | REC Solar | REC215PE | Polycrystalline | 215 | 7.07 | 24 |
197 | REC Solar | REC215PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 215 | 7.07 | 24 |
198 | REC Solar | REC215PE-US | Polycrystalline | 215 | 7.07 | 24 |
199 | REC Solar | REC215PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 215 | 7.07 | 24 |
200 | REC Solar | REC210PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
201 | REC Solar | REC210PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
202 | REC Solar | REC210PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
203 | REC Solar | REC210PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
204 | REC Solar | REC210PE | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
205 | REC Solar | REC210PE-US | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82 | 15 |
206 | REC Solar | REC230AE-US | Polycrystalline | 230 | 6.79 | 14 |
207 | REC Solar | REC230AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 230 | 6.79 | 14 |
208 | REC Solar | REC205PE (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
209 | REC Solar | REC205PE | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
210 | REC Solar | REC205PE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
211 | REC Solar | REC205PE Q3 | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
212 | REC Solar | REC205PE Q2 | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
213 | REC Solar | REC205PE-US | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.66 | 11 |
214 | REC Solar | REC225AE-US | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.63 | 10 |
215 | REC Solar | REC225AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.63 | 10 |
216 | REC Solar | REC220AE-US | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.61 | 9 |
217 | REC Solar | REC220AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.61 | 9 |
218 | REC Solar | REC215AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.42 | 6 |
219 | REC Solar | REC215AE-US | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.42 | 6 |
220 | REC Solar | REC210AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.32 | 5 |
221 | REC Solar | REC210AE-US | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.32 | 5 |
222 | REC Solar | REC205AE-US | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.13 | 4 |
223 | REC Solar | REC205AE-US (BLK) | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.13 | 4 |
* 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.