Effective April 1, 2026, China will cancel the VAT export tax rebate for photovoltaic products, prompting manufacturers like JinkoSolar and LONGi to raise module prices by 15-50%.
For a typical 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 battery with a 200W panel and MPPT controller, that comes out to about 5 hours of peak sun, or one full sunny day. For lead-acid, the bulk stage finishes in similar time but the absorption stage adds 3–5 more hours of float-charging that.