Enphase Energy has opened U.S. pre-orders for the IQ Battery C80, the company’s first commercial battery storage system, bringing its distributed microinverter-based architecture into the commercial, industrial, and multifamily energy storage market.
Shipments are expected to begin in the first half of 2027.
The all-in-one, AC-coupled system delivers 80 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable energy capacity in a single enclosure, with battery packs and microinverters fully integrated. Its modular design allows systems to scale from 80 kWh up to 2 megawatt-hours (MWh), with customers able to expand capacity over time.
The system supports demand charge management, time-of-use shifting, solar self-consumption, grid services, and virtual power plant participation.
“We designed the IQ Battery C80 to make commercial storage simpler to deploy, easier to scale, and more resilient,” said Aaron Gordon, senior vice president and general manager of the systems business unit at Enphase Energy, in a statement.
The IQ Battery C80 is available in two three-phase configurations: a 120Y/208 V model delivering 33 kilovolt-amperes (kVA) for multifamily and smaller commercial buildings, and a 277Y/480 V model delivering 40 kVA for larger commercial and industrial applications.
Both use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry and active air cooling without liquid cooling or external HVAC, simplifying installation and reducing maintenance complexity.
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