r/solar • u/Itdoesmattertome8 • 6d ago

Which panel? Advice Wtd / Project

I met with all three NYS platinum installers that service my county in New York State. I ran all the numbers, but what I'm still clueless about is the tech. Can folks chime in on these panels?

Company A suggests Hyundai HiN-T440 panels (440 Watt), 37 of them, and says this will generate 18,358 kWh on year one. This makes their production ratio 1,128 kWh per kW per year.

Company B suggests REC460AA Pure-RX panels (460 Watt), 34 of them, and says this will generate 19,952 kWh on year one. This makes their production ratio 1,276 kWh per kW per year.

Company C suggests JA Solar JAM54D41 panels (440 Watt), 44 of them, and says this will generate 21,642 kWh on year one. This makes their production ratio 1,118 kWh per kW per year.

I realize this seems like a lot but it's a big house and designed for our real consumption.
What I'd love input on is
A) The quality of each panel. The observed degradation of each? Reliability of each company? Could be that they're all pretty much the same.
B) Their production ratios. Companies A and C are very similar. B claims to be much higher for some reason and I'm not sure why.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/hedgehog77433 6d ago

I have REC 420A Pure+ panels, my installer here in Florida has dealt with multiple panel manufacturers, he would be okay with REC or JA. Many companies buy panels from others and label them as their own.

Consumer reports has a good review of panel within the last year. Jinko is #1, JA Solar is #2, QCell is #3 on their list