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Jinko Solar

2.3% of recent U.S. home systems use Jinko Solar solar panels.

JinkoSolar

Status: World's largest module shipper. Financially pressured by the industry-wide price war, but large scale.

Company
China
U.S. manufacturing
Assembles modules in the U.S. (Jacksonville, FL (modules). Note: Jinko has been reported to be looking at selling or restructuring the US plant because of FEOC rules; check before publishing)
Main products
  • Tiger Neo / Tiger Neo 3.0 (54-cell residential): 420-480 W, 21.5-23.8%, N-type TOPCon
Warranty
product years: 25; performance years: 30; end of warranty pct: 87.4% at yr 30; annual degradation pct: 0.40%/yr (1% yr1); labor coverage: No
PVEL scorecard
2026 Top Performer; 2025 Top Performer. Top Performer in all 12 editions; 7 of 7 categories in 2025
Price tier
budget
Risks to weigh
  • FEOC restrictions on Chinese-owned products for tax-credit-dependent (lease/PPA) systems
  • UFLPA detention exposure
  • US service network is thinner than domestic brands'

Excellent reliability-test record at a budget price. Mainly a commercial/utility brand, but common in residential.

Specifications as stated by the manufacturer; confirm on the current datasheet and warranty document. Sources: scorecard.pvel.com, pv-magazine-australia.com

Jinko Solar solar panels on the CEC certified list

423 certified models, 315–650 W, up to 24.1% efficient. Highest-efficiency models shown. See all models.

ModelWattsEfficiencyTechnologyTemp. coefficient
JKM650N-66HL4M-BDV65024.1%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM645N-66HL4M-BDV64523.9%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM640N-66HL4M-BDV64023.7%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM635N-66HL4M-BDV63523.5%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM605N-72HL4-BDV60523.4%Mono-c-Si-0.295%/°C
JKM605N-72HL4-BDX60523.4%Mono-c-Si-0.305%/°C
JKM630N-66HL4M-BDV63023.3%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM600N-72HL4-BDV60023.3%Mono-c-Si-0.295%/°C
JKM600N-72HL4-BDX60023.3%Mono-c-Si-0.305%/°C
JKM625N-66HL4M-BDV62523.1%Mono-c-Si-0.299%/°C
JKM595N-72HL4-BDV59523.1%Mono-c-Si-0.295%/°C
JKM595N-72HL4-BDX59523.1%Mono-c-Si-0.305%/°C
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