Enphase Energy Receives the First Certification from UL for New National Interconnection Standard
May 23 2022 - 8:00AM
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology
company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based
solar and battery systems, announced today that the Enphase
IQ8™ Microinverter system is the first in the world to be
certified by UL, a global safety science leader, to UL 1741, 3rd
edition including the Supplement SB. This certification meets the
new North American safety and grid interconnection standards for
connecting solar inverters, energy storage systems, and distributed
energy resources (DERs) to the grid in compliance with IEEE
1547-2018 and IEEE 1547-1 2020.
This new UL standard is used by testing agencies to demonstrate
a product’s compliance with the IEEE standards. Enphase was
actively involved in the development of the UL and IEEE standards
and participated as a member of the committees that created the
rules. The new standards introduce requirements for several
advanced interconnection functions that will allow the grid to
accommodate much higher levels of renewable DERs. One significant
new capability, known as “interoperability,” standardizes the way
in which utilities can communicate with and control DERs like solar
and battery systems. Interoperability provides a crucial mechanism
for DERs to be updated efficiently and cost effectively to better
accommodate ever-evolving conditions on the grid.
“Enphase is pleased that our industry-leading IQ8 Microinverter
system is the first product in North America to receive this
critical certification from UL,” said Raghu Belur, co-founder and
chief product officer at Enphase Energy. “Our close partnership
with UL has allowed us to quickly reach compliance with all
applicable North America safety standards. We selected UL as our
global certification partner and our close working relationship
with them has been invaluable in this effort. We look forward to
further collaboration with UL to expand our innovative product
offerings and help transform the grid.”
Enphase’s IQ8 Microinverters, paired with the IQ™ Combiner
4/4C and IQ™ Gateway, create the first complete residential
DER system certified by UL. Many states throughout the U.S. will
soon require products to be compliant with these standards, and
Enphase is committed to having all its products certified ahead of
the forthcoming state deadlines.
“We are at the start of a new era in which distributed energy
resources, such as solar PV and battery systems, will become a
foundational element of the way we think about electricity for our
homes, buildings, and tools for utility use,” said Jeff Smidt,
senior vice president of Industrial Testing, Inspection and
Certification at UL. “With the Enphase IQ8 Microinverter as the
first ever distributed energy resources product certified by UL to
UL 1741, 3rd edition with the SB Supplement, Enphase has taken a
significant step in helping advance the safety and security of
reliable, clean, and smart energy available in the home or on the
grid.”
For more information about Enphase Energy’s compliance with the
new standards, please visit the Enphase website.
About Enphase Energy, Inc.
Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company based in
Fremont, CA, is the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based
solar and battery systems that enable people to harness the sun to
make, use, save, and sell their own power—and control it all with a
smart mobile app. The company revolutionized the solar industry
with its microinverter-based technology and builds all-in-one
solar, battery, and software solutions. Enphase has shipped more
than 45 million microinverters, and over 2.0 million Enphase-based
systems have been deployed in more than 135 countries. For more
information, visit https://www.enphase.com and follow the
company on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements,
including statements related to the expected capabilities and
performance of Enphase Energy’s technology and products, including
safety, quality and reliability; compliance standards; the ability
of the grid to accommodate higher levels of renewable DERs; and
Enphase’s expectations in meeting state deadlines requiring
compliance with the new standards. These forward-looking statements
are based on Enphase’s current expectations and inherently involve
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including those risks described in more detail in
Enphase’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2022, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2021 and other documents on file with
the SEC from time to time, which are available on the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov. Enphase Energy undertakes no duty or obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as
a result of new information, future events, or changes in its
expectations, except as required by law.
Contact:
Enphase Energy press@enphaseenergy.com
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