New SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter Brings High Power Backup Capability to Homeowners in Italy

• Backup-ready inverter offers higher backup power for longer periods of time – delivering full home backup capabilities in the event of grid interruption.

• Latest addition to the SolarEdge Home ecosystem offers energy security and independence, future-proofing Italian homeowners.

June 5, 2023 – SolarEdge Technologies, a global leader in smart energy, today announces the launch in Italy of the SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter for single-phase systems. Part of the SolarEdge Home ecosystem, the inverter provides full home backup during grid interruptions, meeting the growing demand from Italian homeowners for energy security and independence. 

The SolarEdge Home Hub inverter is part of a new smart energy management ecosystem called “SolarEdge Home” which seamlessly integrates PV generation, battery storage and smart energy devices such as EV chargers, for maximum energy savings. Basing load and scheduling decisions on generation and energy use patterns and preferences, homeowners in Italy will now be able to control, schedule, and track their energy usage and savings, while taking external factors such as rising energy prices or grid interruptions into account. Uniquely, the Home Hub inverter can continue to generate solar PV energy during a power outage while using the backup capability.

Christian Carraro, General Manager South Europe, SolarEdge Technologies, comments: “In recent times we have seen energy prices reach record levels, along with concerns about the stability of energy supply to many countries in Europe. In Italy, we’re seeing first-hand that homeowners are looking for greater control over the production and management of their home energy supply, both in the short-term and to safeguard them from future instability in the global and domestic energy market.”

Unlike other inverter solutions which typically provide partial home backup and require extensive rewiring within the home, the SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter provides full backup capability and has built-in connection with the SolarEdge Home Network for a simple installation and a quick commissioning process directly from a smartphone. 

Customers in Italy will be able to pair the new SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter with a SolarEdge Home Battery 400V and SolarEdge Home Backup Interface to power more of their appliances for longer, on or off grid*. The DC-Coupled solution eliminates the ‘triple-conversion penalty’, with two less power conversions required than AC-coupled alternatives for industry-leading round-trip efficiency.  To yield more energy and increase self-consumption, the Home Hub Inverter also enables up to 200% DC oversizing.

The SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter is now available for order in sizes ranging from 3kW-6kW.

*Storage, backup and EV charging applications are subject to local regulations and require connection with additional hardware.