Home Owners / Turn it into power your stuff can use

Inverters for home owners

Panels make DC power; your house runs on AC. The inverter converts it, and on a plug-in kit it also decides whether the kit is safe to plug in.

What matters

  • For plug-in kits, look for certification to UL 3700, the US plug-in solar standard. UL Solutions launched its certification program in January 2026.
  • Certified inverters shut down when the grid fails (anti-islanding), which protects line crews.
  • APsystems states its EZ1 is CSA certified to UL 3700; Hoymiles lists UL 3700 for the HiFlow Pro.

Watch out for

  • "UL 3700 compliant" is not the same as certified. Look for the testing lab's name.
  • A grid-tied inverter alone gives no backup power.

Equipment we have researched

Not for sale through us yet. Specs are copied from the cited source on the date shown; nothing here is hands-on tested.

Hoymiles (model family)

Hoymiles HiFlow Pro

Plug-in microinverter

AC output
360 W to 500 W
UL 3700
Listed by Hoymiles
Not yet available

APsystems

APsystems EZ1-LV

Plug-in microinverter

AC output
900 W
UL 3700
CSA certified (APsystems)
Not yet available

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