New Panasonic warranty package for panels and batteries
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The company now offers a 25-year warranty on the panels of and 10 years for the energy storage system.
Panasonic has announced a new set of warranty terms for the products solar energy and energy storage. The coverage, called the EverVolt AllGuard All System Warranty, is a comprehensive warranty that covers product, performance and labor on major system components.
This includes 25 years for the Panasonic solar panels, 25 years for the brackets, 10 years for the inverters and 10 years for the Panasonic EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system. Panasonic's solar technology is backed by 40 years of research and development.
“With the EverVolt AllGuard All System Warranty, we can provide owners with a broader range of protection covering the entire solar and energy storage system to enhance their investment. Home battery storage is gaining popularity among homeowners seeking grid independence and is now an integral part of the solar power system. With our warranty covering product, performance performance and parts and labor, they can be confident that their solar investment will be fully protected,” said Mukesh Sethi, director, solar and energy storage, Panasonic Eco Systems
To qualify for the warranty, the equipment must be installed by an authorized Panasonic solar installer or an authorized EverVolt storage installer. The inverter warranty only applies to Enphase microinverters purchased from Panasonic and the bracket warranty applies to Unirac and IronRidge.
EV battery factory
Last month, Panasonic announced plans for a US$4 billion battery factory in Kansas City. The Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas City Development Council and partners shared that the company's plans create the need for up to 4.000 jobs in the U.S. industry. Panasonic has identified a site in De Soto, Kansas for the project, pending approval by Panasonic's board of directors.
"With the increased electrification of the automotive market, the expansion of battery production in the US is critical to help meet demand," said Kazuo Tadanobu, President, CEO of Panasonic Energy. "Given our leading-edge technology and depth of experience, we aim to continue to lead the growth of the lithium-ion battery industry and accelerate towards a clean zero-emissions future."
More than 1 billion customers use Panasonic products every day, producing 86 million tons of CO2 emissions based on electricity consumption figures. This equates to approximately 110 million tonnes of CO2 emissions across our value chain, a figure equivalent to approximately 1% of total emissions from global electricity consumption. The company has undertaken an initiative to become net-zero in its business operations by 2030 and is setting further sustainability targets by 2050.
