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 Schuco USA, 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 | Schuco USA | MPE 270 MS 08 | Monocrystalline | 270 | 8.56* | 92 |
2 | Schuco USA | MPE 270 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 270 | 8.56* | 92 |
3 | Schuco USA | MPE 270 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 270 | 8.56* | 92 |
4 | Schuco USA | MPE 265 MS 08 | Monocrystalline | 265 | 8.40* | 89 |
5 | Schuco USA | MPE 265 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 265 | 8.40* | 89 |
6 | Schuco USA | MPE 265 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 265 | 8.40* | 89 |
7 | Schuco USA | MPE 260 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.31* | 87 |
8 | Schuco USA | MPE 260 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 260 | 8.30* | 86 |
9 | Schuco USA | MPE 260 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 260 | 8.30* | 87 |
10 | Schuco USA | MPE 255 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 255 | 8.17* | 83 |
11 | Schuco USA | MPE 255 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 255 | 8.17* | 82 |
12 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.15* | 81 |
13 | Schuco USA | MPE 260 MS 08 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.10* | 80 |
14 | Schuco USA | MPE 250 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 250 | 8.04* | 77 |
15 | Schuco USA | MPE 250 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 250 | 8.04* | 77 |
16 | Schuco USA | MPE 250 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.99* | 75 |
17 | Schuco USA | MPE 255 MS 08 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 7.97* | 74 |
18 | Schuco USA | MPE 250 MS 08 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.85* | 68 |
19 | Schuco USA | MPE 245 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.85* | 68 |
20 | Schuco USA | MPE 255 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.72* | 61 |
21 | Schuco USA | MPE 245 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 245 | 7.71* | 60 |
22 | Schuco USA | MPE 245 MS 08 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.71* | 60 |
23 | Schuco USA | MPE 245 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 245 | 7.71* | 61 |
24 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 MS 08 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.59* | 53 |
25 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 MS 60 BA | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.59* | 53 |
26 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 MS 60 BB | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.59* | 53 |
27 | Schuco USA | MPE 235 PS 09 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.58* | 53 |
28 | Schuco USA | MPE 245 PS 08 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.56* | 51 |
29 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 PS 09 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.54* | 50 |
30 | Schuco USA | MPE 190 MS 05 | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.46* | 46 |
31 | Schuco USA | MPE 235 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.46* | 46 |
32 | Schuco USA | MPE 185 MS 05 | Monocrystalline | 185 | 7.44* | 44 |
33 | Schuco USA | MPE 230 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.42* | 43 |
34 | Schuco USA | MPE 240 PS 08 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.40* | 42 |
35 | Schuco USA | MPE 230 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.33* | 38 |
36 | Schuco USA | MPE 230 PS 09 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.29* | 35 |
37 | Schuco USA | MPE 225 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.28* | 34 |
38 | Schuco USA | MPE 180 MS 05 | Monocrystalline | 180 | 7.24* | 33 |
39 | Schuco USA | MPE 225 PS 60 BA | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.23* | 32 |
40 | Schuco USA | MPE 235 PS 08 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.18* | 29 |
41 | Schuco USA | MPE 225 PS 09 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.15* | 28 |
42 | Schuco USA | MPE 220 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.12* | 27 |
43 | Schuco USA | MPE 175 MS 05 | Monocrystalline | 175 | 7.05* | 23 |
44 | Schuco USA | MPE 230 PS 08 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.04* | 23 |
45 | Schuco USA | MPE 220 PS 09 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.97* | 20 |
46 | Schuco USA | MPE 215 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.96* | 20 |
47 | Schuco USA | MPE 225 PS 08 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.86* | 16 |
48 | Schuco USA | MPE 170 MS 05 | Monocrystalline | 170 | 6.83* | 15 |
49 | Schuco USA | MPE 210 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.82* | 15 |
50 | Schuco USA | S 170-SPU | Polycrystalline | 170 | 6.72* | 12 |
51 | Schuco USA | MPE 205 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.67* | 11 |
52 | Schuco USA | S 180-SPU-4 | Polycrystalline | 180 | 6.66* | 11 |
53 | Schuco USA | S 165-SPU | Polycrystalline | 165 | 6.52* | 8 |
54 | Schuco USA | MPE 200 PS 04 | Polycrystalline | 200 | 6.51* | 8 |
55 | Schuco USA | S 175-SPU-4 | Polycrystalline | 175 | 6.47* | 7 |
56 | Schuco USA | S 170-SPU-4 | Polycrystalline | 170 | 6.23* | 5 |
57 | Schuco USA | S 165-SPU-4 | Polycrystalline | 165 | 6.04* | 3 |
58 | Schuco USA | MPE 90 AL 01 | Thin Film | 90 | 3.66* | 1 |
59 | Schuco USA | MPE 360 AL 01 | Thin Film | 360 | 3.56* | 0 |
60 | Schuco USA | MPE 350 AL 01 | Thin Film | 350 | 3.47* | 0 |
61 | Schuco USA | MPE 85 AL 01 | Thin Film | 85 | 3.47* | 0 |
* 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.