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Enphase Energy Begins Shipments of IQ9 Commercial Microinverters in the United States
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, today announced that it began
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[{"type":"text","content":"FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, today announced that it began production shipments of its IQ9N-3P™ Commercial Microinverter across the United States in late December 2025. The product is manufactured in the United States to support domestic content requirements and Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) compliance for eligible commercial solar projects. This is Enphase’s first microinverter powered by gallium nitride (GaN) technology and designed for three-phase 480Y/277 V (wye) grid configurations, without using external transformers. The IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter helps simplify system design, lowers installation and balance of system costs, and improves system efficiency for 480 V commercial projects. It uses GaN technology in the power conversion stage instead of silicon, enabling greater performance, enhanced reliability, and an industry-leading efficiency of up to 97.5%. Its compact, high-performance design can manage a continuous DC current of 16 amperes and deliver up to 427 VA of peak output power, supporting high-power solar panels up to 600 W. “We have carefully vetted the Enphase IQ9N-3P Microinverter and are excited to install it on many commercial projects over the next several years,” said Jon Wedel, co-owner and vice president of commercial at Namaste Solar, a seasoned Colorado-based employee-owned cooperative. “Because of the new 480 V solution, we can pursue many more straightforward applications and install these systems more efficiently. The U.S. manufacturing and domestic content qualification makes navigating the current market much easier while delivering a top-quality, dependable solution for our client base.” The new microinverter meets rigorous grid compliance standards, including UL 1741-SB and IEEE 1547-2018, and features rapid shutdown, phase balancing, voltage/frequency ride-through, and loss-of-phase detection for grid safety and system reliability. Enphase commercial systems are designed to support UL 3141, a system-level standard for safe, coordinated control of power flow. It is enabled through Enphase Power Control software and does not require external protection hardware. This helps simplify commercial interconnection and supports no-export or export-limited operation across all phases. Enphase IQ9N-3P...