Device role

Solar Inverter

A solar inverter converts DC power from panels into AC power for the home and reports production to Home Assistant. Read locally, it feeds the energy dashboard and drives automations that react to real-time solar output.

7 devices 7 brands ranked 1 recipe

Our top picks

The brands we reach for first, best to 3.

Enphase
1 model
Enphase solar and storage devices that work with Selora and Home Assistant. The whole system (IQ8 microinverters, IQ Batteries, and metering) reports through the IQ Gateway, which Home Assistant polls directly on the local network via the enphase_envoy integration.
SolarEdge
1 model
SolarEdge inverters and batteries that work with Selora and Home Assistant. We read SolarEdge systems locally over Modbus TCP (enabled once in SetApp) for real-time production, consumption, and battery data, with the cloud monitoring API available as a slower fallback.
Fronius
1 model
Fronius inverters that work with Selora and Home Assistant. The GEN24 line serves the local Solar API over the home network, which Home Assistant polls directly for PV production, grid power, and battery data, with no cloud account required once the API is enabled on the inverter.

Every device in this role 7

Everything Selora deploys and supports in this role.

Enphase 1

IQ8 Series

Enphase

Grid-forming microinverters that convert DC to AC at each panel, with peak output from 245 VA (IQ8) to 480 VA (IQ8P) across the series. Per-panel MPPT means shade on one module never drags down the array, and Home Assistant sees production for every single panel.

SolarEdge 1

Home Hub Inverter (SExxxxH-US)

SolarEdge

Single-phase hybrid string inverter for North America, site-configurable from 3.8 to 11.4 kW with 99% weighted efficiency and up to 200% DC oversizing. Battery-ready and EV-ready, it pairs with power optimizers for module-level MPPT and with the Home Battery 400V for storage.

Fronius 1

Primo GEN24 Plus

Fronius

Single-phase hybrid inverter line for North America with residential classes from 3.8 kW, now built in Indiana. The Plus version is battery-ready with backup via PV Point (a powered outlet that works whenever the sun shines, even without a battery), plus string-level shade optimization.

SMA 1

Sunny Boy 3.0/3.8/5.0/6.0/7.0/7.7-US-41

SMA

Transformerless grid-tied string inverter for US split-phase homes, in power classes from 3.0 to 7.7 kW with peak efficiency over 97%. A set-and-forget workhorse line with a long track record in hot climates and Secure Power Supply for a daytime outlet during outages.

Victron Energy 1

MultiPlus-II (2x 120V)

Victron Energy

Inverter/charger at the heart of Victron off-grid and energy storage systems, in models from 3000 to 15000 VA including US 120V versions. PowerAssist boosts a weak grid or generator from the battery, and the UPS function switches loads over in milliseconds during an outage.

GoodWe 1

ES-US (GW9600A-ES)

GoodWe

Split-phase hybrid inverter for US homes, topping out at 9.6 kW (GW9600A-ES) with four MPPTs for complex roofs and an AC bypass for backup loads. UL1741 and UL9540 listed, pairing with GoodWe's Lynx Home FH high-voltage battery for storage at a competitive price point.

Tesla 1

Powerwall 3

Tesla

Integrated home battery and solar inverter: 13.5 kWh usable LFP storage, 11.5 kW continuous output, and up to 20 kW of DC solar input across 6 MPPTs in one unit. Starts heavy loads up to 185 LRA, so a single unit can back up most homes including HVAC.

How we rank

Ranked on a local read path for production and consumption, without a cloud portal in the way.

What we weigh

Local control
A device that answers Home Assistant on the LAN outranks one that routes through a vendor cloud. No internet dependency, no rate limits, no integration breaking when an API is retired.
Integration maturity
How complete and how well maintained the Home Assistant integration is: entities that match what the hardware actually does, reliable state updates, and a track record of surviving firmware releases.
Serviceability
What happens on the second visit. Firmware that updates without a phone app, parts an installer can source, and behaviour that stays predictable when the hub reboots.
Field record
What Selora sees across managed installations: which models keep reporting, which drop off the mesh, and which generate support tickets.

About this role

A solar inverter sits between the panels and the breaker panel, converting DC to AC and metering everything it converts. Read over the local network (a native local API or Modbus TCP), it gives Home Assistant live production, lifetime energy, and on hybrid models the battery and grid flows too, with no cloud account in the loop.

How Selora AI uses solar inverters

Live production data powering the Home Assistant energy dashboard and per-array monitoring.
Surplus-aware recipes that run heavy loads (EV charging, water heating, laundry) when solar is exporting.
Fault visibility so installers hear about a string or microinverter underperforming before the client does.

Why solar inverters matter

The inverter is the single richest data source in a solar home. Reading it locally turns a monitoring portal that updates every 15 minutes into a real-time signal automations can act on, and it keeps working even when the manufacturer’s cloud does not.

Recipes that need this role

Energy · v1.0.0

Solar Surplus EV Charging

Installs a Home Assistant automation that starts your EV charger when your solar array is producing a surplus and stops it when production drops, so the car pulls from the roof rather than the grid. Add a grid meter and a home battery and it holds back until they are happy too.

Solar Inverter

Our top picks

Enphase

SolarEdge