Every brand, rated on evidence.
Each brand is rated separately for panels, inverters and batteries: on its best products, its track record and recalls, what Australian installers choose, installation data and local support. No brand can pay for a rating. How brands are rated
#BrandSolar panelsInvertersHome batteriesHeat pump hot waterBrand score
SungrowThe world's largest inverter maker and Australia's most-installed inverter brand, selling here since 2012.–9.210 series8.33 series–8.7
Jinko SolarThe largest panel maker in the world by shipments and the most-installed panel brand in Australia in 2025.8.63 series–––8.6
AikoAiko started as a solar cell maker and moved into finished panels with its all-back-contact (ABC) cells, which put every electrical contact behind the cell.8.28 series–––8.2
SigenergyFounded in 2022 by Huawei's former solar division head, Sigenergy has become one of Australia's most-installed home battery brands.–7.55 series8.72 series–8.1
Trina SolarOne of the original big Chinese panel makers and a consistent PVEL Top Performer.8.13 series–––8.1
SolaXA Hangzhou inverter and battery maker with an Australian subsidiary since 2014.–8.013 series8.24 series–8.1
GoodWeA listed Chinese inverter maker selling in Australia since 2015 and one of the most-installed inverter brands here.–8.119 series7.57 series–7.8
LONGi SolarLONGi is the world's largest maker of monocrystalline silicon and a leader in back-contact panels.7.55 series–––7.5
SandenThe Japanese company that brought CO2 heat pumps to Australian homes, listed in Tokyo and selling heat pumps here since 2011.–––7.51 series7.5
JA SolarA top-five panel maker by volume.7.43 series–––7.4
TeslaTesla's Powerwall 3 combines a 13.5 kWh battery with a built-in solar inverter.–6.62 series8.12 series–7.4
Reclaim EnergyAn Australian heat pump specialist founded in 2003 and the sister company of Apricus Australia, known for CO2 split systems with Japanese compressors and Australian-made tanks.–––7.32 series7.3
Fox ESSA young inverter and battery maker founded in 2019 that has grown fast in Australia since 2021.–6.810 series7.76 series–7.3
HaierA global appliance maker, listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong, and owner of Fisher & Paykel.–––7.12 series7.1
SofarA Shenzhen inverter and battery maker selling in Australia since around 2016.–7.15 series6.82 series–7.0
Canadian SolarOne of the longest-running big panel makers, headquartered in Canada with factories across Asia and North America.7.08 series–––7.0
Alpha ESSA Chinese storage specialist selling in Australia for over a decade.–6.36 series7.45 series–6.8
iStoreA Perth brand owned by Solargain, the family hot water and solar business founded in 2005.–––6.81 series6.8
NeopowerA Melbourne solar hot water and heat pump brand established in 2010, trading as Imaca Pty Ltd from Scoresby.–––6.32 series6.3
AquatechA Gold Coast hot water company selling in Australia since 2009.–––6.32 series6.3
Emerald EnergyA Sydney company founded in 2006 that sells a wide range of R290 heat pumps, from budget all-in-ones to split systems, designed here and made in China.–––6.23 series6.2
EnvirosunA Perth hot water brand owned by Energie Group Australia, with about 35 years in Australian solar and heat pump hot water.–––6.03 series6.0
ApricusAn Australian solar hot water company from Byron Bay, selling here since 2005 and the sister company of Reclaim Energy.–––5.91 series5.9
RinnaiThe Australian arm of a listed Japanese company, here since 1971, with some heat pumps built in Victoria.–––5.93 series5.9
RheemAustralia's best-known hot water brand, making water heaters here since 1936 and owned by Japan's Paloma.–––5.73 series5.7
RECA premium panel maker founded in Norway and now owned by India's Reliance Industries.5.53 series–––5.5
Risen EnergyA Chinese panel maker with one of the longest histories in Australia, selling here since 2008 with offices in Melbourne and Brisbane.5.38 series–––5.3
Stiebel EltronA German family-owned maker selling in Australia since 1995.–––5.21 series5.2
aetherA Melbourne heat pump brand whose models joined the federal register in 2024.–––5.22 series5.2
Omni XA Sydney company from Blacktown, registered in 2024, whose heat pumps joined the federal register in 2025.–––5.02 series5.0
EcogenicaA Melbourne heat pump brand selling since 2018, designed in Australia and made in China.–––4.61 series4.6
PowerbayA Queensland energy products company whose heat pumps joined the federal register in 2023.–––4.41 series4.4
PotisEdgeA newcomer headquartered in Canada that appointed its first Australian residential distributor in November 2025.–4.11 series4.13 series–4.1
Smart Power TechA Sydney appliance brand whose heat pumps joined the federal register in 2023.–––4.03 series4.0
Category columns show the average score of the brand's ranked home ranges. Support and recall records were checked on 6 October 2026.
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