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Everything you need to know about Canadian Solar solar panels in 2024

Updated: February 13, 2023

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Despite what the name of this company may suggest, Canadian Solar is a mainly Chinese-owned solar company that has the majority of its operations in China. However, it is one of the most advanced solar panel manufacturers in the world. The company shipped 18 GW of solar modules in 2020 and plans to increase this amount to 20 GW in 2021.

On the company's website they claim that an IHS Markit study of global solar panel buyers (installers, system integrators, and project developers) rated them as the number one panel on a scale IHS-designed to balance panel quality, financial bankability and value. If this study was truly independent, then this is a big wrap for the company.

One of the strengths of Canadian Solar is that it has been listed on the NASDAQ for a long time and so there is long term visibility into the company’s finances, something absent in the case of some other Chinese manufacturers. Only Trina Solar and Canadian Solar have been ranked as a "bankable" solar brand every year by Bloomberg New Energy Finance since 2014.

There is no doubt Canadian Solar is both high quality and low cost. Our advice to solar buyers is that you should not be scared of buying Canadian Solar Panels over brands that are better known in the US market, such as LG and SunPower. You should ask solar companies that offer you quotes for something like a SunPower or LG to also quote you with a high quality, low-cost Tier 1 panel such as a Canadian or a Jinko just to see the difference in price. Although the efficiency and temperature coefficient of their panels are slightly lower than with SunPower and LG in real-world conditions they produce almost exactly the same amount of power as an LG or SunPower system of the same size (e.g. 10kW)

Canadian Solar consumer reviews

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Latest good review thumbs up

Mark and Karen | 02/24/2020

Good value panels

These panels were recommended by our installer as the best compromise between price, capacity, efficiency and life span

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Latest bad review thumbs down

James Iwansy | Englewood, FL | 02/13/2023

Warranty coverage is a lie!

One our panels stopped producing after 4 years and we turned in a claim to Canadian Solar. They came back and told us they would give us $76 instead of a replacement panel. In the fine print, they state they can do that instead of a replacement panel. They still brag about their great warranty coverage. Don’t believe it! Go with a better company that will back up their warranty!

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Sean | 02/24/2020

Nice panel

Clean look, all black.

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MrsVanBee | Orlando, FL | 02/22/2020

Best performance for the money

These look great and they work, no complaints!

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Titan is Terrible | Las Vegas, NV | 02/19/2020

Too soon to tell

I was told these were good panels.

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Happy Customer | 02/18/2020

Good panels for the price

After performing several cost analysis scenarios with PEG Solar, we decided that Canadian Solar solar panels were the way to go.

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Carmen | 02/11/2020

Good quality and value

Good quality

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BZambrotta | 02/03/2020

Loved the look

Rated extremely high and was recommended along with the look

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Maria | 02/02/2020

So far so good

Harvest power endorses them

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Clem | 02/01/2020

They are a good product

They were appropriate for my climate and seasons

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Harry Williams | Plano, TX | 01/31/2020

Decent quality

Our installation Company chose them

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Nathan | Merchantville , NJ | 01/28/2020

Best for high efficiency and good cost

Best for high efficiency and good cost

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Current Canadian Solar panel models

Rated power

300 watts

Efficiency

18.33

Number of cells

60

Cell type

Monocrystalline

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Where you can buy Canadian Solar brand solar panels online

Site Model No. Price
ressupply.com CS6K-300MS $181.00

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3000 Oak Road, Ste. 400, Walnut Creek CA, 94597
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