Enphase Energy, Inc. today announced initial shipments of Enphase® IQ® Microinverters produced in Arlington, Texas by global contract manufacturer Salcomp, marking the use of a third contract manufacturer in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has enabled Enphase Energy to manufacture in the United States, creating new jobs and advancing the country's clean energy economy.
Enphase Energy and Salcomp will host a ribbon-cutting and installer training event today, Aug. 29, 2023, at Salcomp's manufacturing facility in Arlington, Texas. Attendees will include leadership from both Enphase and Salcomp, as well a couple of hundred installers from the Enphase Installer Network (EIN).
"We are thrilled to partner with Enphase to manufacture its market-leading products at our facility in Texas," said Brian Chaconas, Arlington site manager at Salcomp. "Together with Enphase, we are helping to bolster high-tech manufacturing in the United States and scale clean energy solutions for a sustainable future."
"We are pleased to have Salcomp as a contract manufacturing partner in the United States," said Ron Swenson, vice president, operations at Enphase Energy. "The ability to service our local customers better, along with helping to support installers to deliver our industry-leading solutions, are some of our top priorities. We thank Salcomp for its support as it is a testament to our mutual commitment to provide high-quality and reliable microinverter-based systems. We look forward to furthering our relationship by adding battery storage products and commercial microinverters in 2024."
IQ Microinverters leverage Enphase Energy's unique software-defined architecture and semiconductor integration for excellent reliability and economies of scale. Enphase Energy's microinverters are subjected to a rigorous reliability and quality testing regimen with more than one million cumulative hours of power-on testing to ensure exceptional performance under heat, high humidity, salty air, extreme cold, and harsh climate conditions, and come with a 25-year limited warranty in the United States.