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Best panels for small roofs

Ranked by power density in watts per square metre. The figure that matters when the roof, not the budget, is the constraint. All rankings

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Active 300 Wp and up Found 13,438 panels
Model Power Efficiency Wp/m² Temp Degr. Weight Tech. Standout
HS600TC-MHA 600 Wp 22.70% 226.8 -0.280 0.40% 27.0 kg N-type Light for its class, top 3%
HS600TC-MHA-D BI 600 Wp 22.70% 226.8 -0.280 0.40% 32.5 kg N-type Cool in heat, top 14%
Renewsys DESERV Extreme 144X-585 BI 585 Wp 22.68% 226.8 -0.292 - 31.5 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
HS560TC-MHC-D BI 560 Wp 22.70% 226.7 -0.280 - 30.5 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 4%
JKM490N-60HL4-(V)-F8-EU 490 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 13%
JKM490-515N-60HL4-V-Z1-OC (490W bin) 490 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 20%
JKM475-500N-60HL4-(V)-F8-EU (490W column) 490 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 13%
JKM490-60HL4-(V)-F8-EU 490 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 13%
JKM490N-60HL4 490 Wp 22.71% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 20%
JKM490N-60HL4-V 490 Wp 22.71% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 22.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 20%
Motech XN60KF-490 490 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 - 27.1 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
CMD-144BDS-585 BI 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
AE CMD-144 585W 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 - 26.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 6%
SpolarPV SPV585-TM10-144 585 Wp 22.66% 226.7 -0.300 0.45% 26.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 6%
CMD-144BDS-I 585W BI 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 - 38.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
AE CMD-144BDS-585 BI 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
AE CMD-144BDS-I 585 BI 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 38.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
AE CMD-144-585 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 26.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 6%
CMD-144-585 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 26.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 6%
CMD-144BDS-I-585 BI 585 Wp 22.67% 226.7 -0.290 0.40% 38.5 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
HS550TC-MHA-D BI 550 Wp 22.70% 226.6 -0.280 0.40% 29.5 kg N-type Cool in heat, top 9%
HS550TC-MHA 550 Wp 22.70% 226.6 -0.280 0.40% 24.5 kg N-type Light for its class, top 4%
Maxeon SPR-P7-460-BLK BI 460 Wp 22.70% 226.6 -0.290 - 24.8 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
Tata Power Solar TP631LG10B BI 631 Wp 22.66% 226.6 -0.370 0.60% 36.0 kg PERC Top 1% efficiency
JAM60D42-530/LB BI 530 Wp 22.70% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 28.8 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
TWMND-60HS490 490 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 23.2 kg TOPCon Cool in heat, top 11%
BYD NLBK-30-490W BI 490 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 -0.40% 25.2 kg TOPCon Slow degradation, top 1%
Techwise Solar TW-490HT-06 BI 490 Wp 21.81% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 23.0 kg TOPCon Modest efficiency
BYD NLBK-30-490 BI 490 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 25.2 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
Sun Earth DXM8-60HBG 490W BI 490 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 26.5 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Sun Earth DXM8-60H 490W 490 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 - 22.5 kg - Light for its class, top 2%
JAM72D40-585/MB BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JAM66D42-585/MB BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
STP585S-C72/Nsh 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.300 0.40% 27.5 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 15%
CS6W-585TB-AG BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.3 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
CS6W-585T 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 27.6 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 16%
LR5-72HTD-585M BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.40% 31.8 kg - Top 3% efficiency
LR5-72HTDR-585M BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.280 0.35% 31.8 kg Back Contact Slow degradation, top 2%
DM585M10T-72HSW/HBW 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.310 0.40% 28.7 kg TOPCon Weak in heat
CHSM72N-HC-585 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 26.9 kg TOPCon Light for its class, top 9%
JKM585N-72HL4-BDX BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 37.7 kg TOPCon Heavy for its class
DM585M10T-B72HSW BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.8 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
RSM144-9-585BNDG BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM575-600N-72HL4-BDV-F9-EN (STC column: 585W) BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM575-600N-72HL4-BDV (585W class) BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
PS585M8GF-24/TNH BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 32.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
CHSM72N(DG)/F-BH-585 BI 585 Wp 22.60% 226.5 -0.290 - 32.1 kg TOPCon Degradation not published
JKM585-N-72HL4-BDV-F9 BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM575-600N-72HL4-BDV-F9-EN (585W) BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
JKM575-600N-72HL4-BDV-F9-EN (STC 585W bin) BI 585 Wp 22.65% 226.5 -0.290 0.40% 31.0 kg TOPCon Typical across the board
Colour key Strong - top 25% of segment Typical - middle 50% Weak - bottom 25%
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Standout says why it matters

One phrase per row, generated from whichever metric is furthest from its segment median.

A dash means no data

The manufacturer did not publish it. We never estimate a missing value - the amber triangle marks those rows.

Technologies

TOPCon HJT PERC N-type