The Microinverter Tax
How major industry trends are shifting the preferred technology stack for residential solar
Chapter
1
Summary: The Growing Microinverter Tax
How major industry trends are shifting the preferred technology stack for residential solar.
Chapter
2
Trendlines: Major Changes in the Solar Industry
How high-wattage modules, more batteries, and rising utility rates are creating a tax on microinverter systems.
Chapter
3
Clipping Tax: Leaving Energy on the Table
The surprising cost of solar module clipping, and how to avoid it.
Chapter
4
Conversion Tax: The Hidden Cost of AC-Coupled Batteries
How multiple energy conversions quietly drain solar savings—and what to do about it.
Chapter
5
Equipment Tax: More gear, more problems
Microinverter systems require more hardware
Chapter
6
Solution: DC optimizers and DC-Coupled Batteries
Maximizing solar production while minimizing losses
Chapter
7
Clipping Showdown: DC:AC ratios aren't equal
Why string inverters will clip less than microinverters, even with the same DC:AC ratios
Chapter
8
Microinverter Tax Glossary of Terms
Compilation of commonly used terms
The Microinverter Tax Webinar
Tigo will join EnergySage to cover the Microinverter Tax during an in-depth webinar from tax day 2025 (April 15)
