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 TSEC, 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 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-355S | Monocrystalline | 355 | 9.46* | 98 |
2 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-295S | Monocrystalline | 295 | 9.34* | 98 |
3 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-350S | Monocrystalline | 350 | 9.32* | 98 |
4 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-290S | Monocrystalline | 290 | 9.19* | 97 |
5 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-345S | Monocrystalline | 345 | 9.19* | 97 |
6 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-340S | Monocrystalline | 340 | 9.07* | 97 |
7 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-285S | Monocrystalline | 285 | 9.02* | 96 |
8 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-340S | Polycrystalline | 340 | 9.01* | 96 |
9 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-285S | Polycrystalline | 285 | 9.00* | 96 |
10 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-335S | Monocrystalline | 335 | 8.93* | 96 |
11 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-335S | Polycrystalline | 335 | 8.87* | 96 |
12 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-280S | Monocrystalline | 280 | 8.86* | 95 |
13 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-280S | Polycrystalline | 280 | 8.84* | 95 |
14 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-330S | Monocrystalline | 330 | 8.79* | 95 |
15 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-330S | Polycrystalline | 330 | 8.74* | 94 |
16 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-275S | Monocrystalline | 275 | 8.71* | 94 |
17 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-275S | Polycrystalline | 275 | 8.68* | 94 |
18 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-325S | Monocrystalline | 325 | 8.66* | 93 |
19 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-325S | Polycrystalline | 325 | 8.60* | 93 |
20 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-270S | Monocrystalline | 270 | 8.56* | 92 |
21 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-270S | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.52* | 91 |
22 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-270 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 8.51* | 91 |
23 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-320S | Monocrystalline | 320 | 8.49* | 91 |
24 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-320S | Polycrystalline | 320 | 8.47* | 90 |
25 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-265S | Monocrystalline | 265 | 8.39* | 89 |
26 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-265S | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.37* | 88 |
27 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-315S | Monocrystalline | 315 | 8.36* | 88 |
28 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-315S | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.35* | 88 |
29 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-265 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 8.35* | 88 |
30 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-315 | Polycrystalline | 315 | 8.29* | 86 |
31 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-305 | Monocrystalline | 305 | 8.24* | 84 |
32 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-305B | Monocrystalline | 305 | 8.24* | 84 |
33 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-260S | Monocrystalline | 260 | 8.24* | 84 |
34 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-310S | Monocrystalline | 310 | 8.23* | 84 |
35 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-310S | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.23* | 84 |
36 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-260S | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.20* | 83 |
37 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-260 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 8.18* | 83 |
38 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-310 | Polycrystalline | 310 | 8.16* | 82 |
39 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-300 | Monocrystalline | 300 | 8.10* | 80 |
40 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-300B | Monocrystalline | 300 | 8.10* | 80 |
41 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-305S | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.09* | 79 |
42 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-305S | Monocrystalline | 305 | 8.09* | 79 |
43 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-255S | Monocrystalline | 255 | 8.07* | 79 |
44 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-255 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.06* | 78 |
45 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-305 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.06* | 78 |
46 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-255S | Polycrystalline | 255 | 8.05* | 77 |
47 | TSEC | TS72-6P2-295 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.98* | 74 |
48 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-295A | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.98* | 74 |
49 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-255A | Polycrystalline | 255 | 7.97* | 74 |
50 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-295 | Monocrystalline | 295 | 7.96* | 73 |
51 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-300S | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.96* | 73 |
52 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-300S | Monocrystalline | 300 | 7.96* | 73 |
53 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-295B | Monocrystalline | 295 | 7.96* | 73 |
54 | TSEC | TS60-6M3-250S | Monocrystalline | 250 | 7.93* | 72 |
55 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-300 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.90* | 70 |
56 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-250S | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.90* | 71 |
57 | TSEC | TS72-6P2-290 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.87* | 69 |
58 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-290A | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.87* | 69 |
59 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-250 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.85* | 68 |
60 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-290B | Monocrystalline | 290 | 7.83* | 67 |
61 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-290 | Monocrystalline | 290 | 7.83* | 67 |
62 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-290B | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.83* | 67 |
63 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-250A | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.82* | 67 |
64 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-295S | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.81* | 66 |
65 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-295 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.78* | 64 |
66 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-285A | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.76* | 63 |
67 | TSEC | TS72-6P2-285 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.76* | 64 |
68 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-245S | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.74* | 62 |
69 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-285B | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.73* | 62 |
70 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-290 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.70* | 60 |
71 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-290S | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.68* | 59 |
72 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-245A | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.68* | 58 |
73 | TSEC | TS72-6P2-280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.68* | 58 |
74 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-280A | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.68* | 58 |
75 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-280B | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.63* | 55 |
76 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-280 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.63* | 55 |
77 | TSEC | TS60-6P3-240S | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.59* | 53 |
78 | TSEC | TS60-6P2-240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.59* | 53 |
79 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-285B | Monocrystalline | 285 | 7.58* | 53 |
80 | TSEC | TS72-6M3-285 | Monocrystalline | 285 | 7.58* | 53 |
81 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-285S | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.55* | 51 |
82 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-285 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.52* | 49 |
83 | TSEC | TS60-6P2-235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.48* | 47 |
84 | TSEC | TS60-6M2-240 | Monocrystalline | 240 | 7.48* | 47 |
85 | TSEC | TS72-6P2-275 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.47* | 46 |
86 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-275A | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.47* | 46 |
87 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-275B | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.43* | 44 |
88 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-275 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.43* | 44 |
89 | TSEC | TS48-6M3-190A | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.34* | 38 |
90 | TSEC | TS48-6M2-190 | Monocrystalline | 190 | 7.34* | 38 |
91 | TSEC | TS60-6M2-235 | Monocrystalline | 235 | 7.33* | 38 |
92 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-270 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 7.33* | 37 |
93 | TSEC | TS72-6P3-270B | Polycrystalline | 270 | 7.33* | 37 |
94 | TSEC | TS60-6P2-230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.33* | 38 |
95 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-215D | Monocrystalline | 215 | 7.31* | 36 |
96 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-215 | Monocrystalline | 215 | 7.31* | 36 |
97 | TSEC | TS36-6M3-145A | Monocrystalline | 145 | 7.31* | 36 |
98 | TSEC | TS36-6M2-145 | Monocrystalline | 145 | 7.31* | 36 |
99 | TSEC | TS60-6M2-230 | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.21* | 31 |
100 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-230A | Monocrystalline | 230 | 7.21* | 31 |
101 | TSEC | TS48-6M3-185A | Monocrystalline | 185 | 7.21* | 31 |
102 | TSEC | TS48-6M2-185 | Monocrystalline | 185 | 7.21* | 31 |
103 | TSEC | TS60-6P2-225 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.20* | 30 |
104 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-225A | Polycrystalline | 225 | 7.20* | 30 |
105 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-210 | Monocrystalline | 210 | 7.18* | 29 |
106 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-210D | Monocrystalline | 210 | 7.18* | 29 |
107 | TSEC | TS36-6M3-140A | Monocrystalline | 140 | 7.10* | 26 |
108 | TSEC | TS36-6M2-140 | Monocrystalline | 140 | 7.10* | 26 |
109 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-225A | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.06* | 24 |
110 | TSEC | TS60-6M2-225 | Monocrystalline | 225 | 7.06* | 24 |
111 | TSEC | TS48-6P2-185 | Polycrystalline | 185 | 7.05* | 23 |
112 | TSEC | TS48-6P3-185A | Polycrystalline | 185 | 7.05* | 23 |
113 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-205D | Monocrystalline | 205 | 7.05* | 24 |
114 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-205 | Monocrystalline | 205 | 7.05* | 24 |
115 | TSEC | TS60-6P2-220 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.02* | 22 |
116 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-220A | Polycrystalline | 220 | 7.02* | 22 |
117 | TSEC | TS48-6M3-180A | Monocrystalline | 180 | 7.00* | 21 |
118 | TSEC | TS48-6M2-180 | Monocrystalline | 180 | 7.00* | 21 |
119 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-205 | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.98* | 20 |
120 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-205A | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.98* | 20 |
121 | TSEC | TS36-6P3-140A | Polycrystalline | 140 | 6.96* | 19 |
122 | TSEC | TS36-6P2-140 | Polycrystalline | 140 | 6.96* | 19 |
123 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-220 | Monocrystalline | 220 | 6.94* | 19 |
124 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-220A | Monocrystalline | 220 | 6.94* | 19 |
125 | TSEC | TS36-6M3-135A | Monocrystalline | 135 | 6.90* | 17 |
126 | TSEC | TS36-6M2-135 | Monocrystalline | 135 | 6.90* | 17 |
127 | TSEC | TS48-6P3-180A | Polycrystalline | 180 | 6.87* | 16 |
128 | TSEC | TS48-6P2-180 | Polycrystalline | 180 | 6.87* | 16 |
129 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-200 | Monocrystalline | 200 | 6.85* | 16 |
130 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-200D | Monocrystalline | 200 | 6.85* | 16 |
131 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-200A | Polycrystalline | 200 | 6.81* | 14 |
132 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-200 | Polycrystalline | 200 | 6.81* | 14 |
133 | TSEC | TS48-6P3-175A | Polycrystalline | 175 | 6.69* | 11 |
134 | TSEC | TS48-6P2-175 | Polycrystalline | 175 | 6.69* | 11 |
135 | TSEC | TS54-6M3-195D | Monocrystalline | 195 | 6.68* | 11 |
136 | TSEC | TS36-6P3-135A | Polycrystalline | 135 | 6.68* | 11 |
137 | TSEC | TS36-6P2-135 | Polycrystalline | 135 | 6.68* | 11 |
138 | TSEC | TS54-6M2-195 | Monocrystalline | 195 | 6.68* | 11 |
139 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-215 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.67* | 11 |
140 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-215A | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.67* | 11 |
141 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-195A | Polycrystalline | 195 | 6.63* | 10 |
142 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-195 | Polycrystalline | 195 | 6.63* | 10 |
143 | TSEC | TS36-6P2-130 | Polycrystalline | 130 | 6.52* | 8 |
144 | TSEC | TS36-6P3-130A | Polycrystalline | 130 | 6.52* | 8 |
145 | TSEC | TS54-6P3-210A | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.51* | 8 |
146 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-210 | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.51* | 8 |
147 | TSEC | TS54-6P2-190 | Polycrystalline | 190 | 6.47* | 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.