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 SOLON, 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 | SOLON | SOLquick Black XT 295 | Monocrystalline | 295 | 8.20* | 83 |
2 | SOLON | SOLON Black XT 295 | Monocrystalline | 295 | 8.20* | 83 |
3 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 300 | Monocrystalline | 300 | 8.14* | 81 |
4 | SOLON | SOLON Black 245 | Monocrystalline | 245 | 8.09* | 79 |
5 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 8.09* | 79 |
6 | SOLON | SOLquick Black XT 290 | Monocrystalline | 290 | 8.06* | 78 |
7 | SOLON | SOLON Black XT 290 | Monocrystalline | 290 | 8.06* | 78 |
8 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 295 | Monocrystalline | 295 | 8.00* | 75 |
9 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.95* | 73 |
10 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 290 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.95* | 73 |
11 | SOLON | SOLquick Blue XT 285 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.93* | 72 |
12 | SOLON | SOLON Blue XT 285 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.93* | 72 |
13 | SOLON | SOLON Black XT 285 | Monocrystalline | 285 | 7.92* | 71 |
14 | SOLON | SOLquick Black XT 285 | Monocrystalline | 285 | 7.92* | 71 |
15 | SOLON | SOLON Black 240 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.92* | 72 |
16 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.91* | 71 |
17 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/01 240 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.87* | 70 |
18 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 290 | Monocrystalline | 290 | 7.86* | 69 |
19 | SOLON | SOLON Corvus 240 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.84* | 68 |
20 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 285 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.80* | 65 |
21 | SOLON | SOLON Blue XT 280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.78* | 64 |
22 | SOLON | SOLquick Blue XT 280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.78* | 64 |
23 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.77* | 64 |
24 | SOLON | SOLquick Black XT 280 | Monocrystalline | 280 | 7.77* | 64 |
25 | SOLON | SOLON Black XT 280 | Monocrystalline | 280 | 7.77* | 64 |
26 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.75* | 63 |
27 | SOLON | SOLON Black 235 | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.74* | 62 |
28 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 280 | Monocrystalline | 280 | 7.73* | 62 |
29 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 285 | Monocrystalline | 285 | 7.72* | 61 |
30 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/01 235 | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.71* | 60 |
31 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/15 240 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.71* | 60 |
32 | SOLON | SOLON Corvus 235 | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.67* | 58 |
33 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.66* | 57 |
34 | SOLON | SOLON Blue XT 275 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.64* | 56 |
35 | SOLON | SOLON Black XT 275 | Monocrystalline | 275 | 7.62* | 55 |
36 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.61* | 55 |
37 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 275 | Monocrystalline | 275 | 7.59* | 53 |
38 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230 | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.58* | 53 |
39 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 225 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.57* | 52 |
40 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/01 230 | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.55* | 51 |
41 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/15 235 | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.55* | 51 |
42 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 275 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.53* | 49 |
43 | SOLON | SOLON Corvus 230 | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.51* | 48 |
44 | SOLON | SOLON Blue XT 270 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 7.51* | 48 |
45 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 225 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.48* | 46 |
46 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 270 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 7.48* | 46 |
47 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 270 | Monocrystalline | 270 | 7.45* | 45 |
48 | SOLON | SOLON Black 225 | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.42* | 43 |
49 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.41* | 42 |
50 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/01 225 | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.38* | 40 |
51 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/15 230 | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.38* | 40 |
52 | SOLON | SOLON Blue XT 265 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 7.36* | 39 |
53 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 265 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 7.35* | 38 |
54 | SOLON | SOLON Corvus 225 | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.34* | 38 |
55 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 220 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.32* | 37 |
56 | SOLON | SOLON Black 280/09 265 | Monocrystalline | 265 | 7.31* | 36 |
57 | SOLON | SOLquick Blue XT-H 280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.25* | 33 |
58 | SOLON | SOLON Black 230/15 225 | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.22* | 32 |
59 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 260 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 7.19* | 30 |
60 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 220/01 215 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 7.14* | 27 |
61 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 255 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 7.06* | 24 |
62 | SOLON | SOLON Blue 270/09 250 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 6.92* | 18 |
* 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.