Alpha Pure-RX 470W
REC's Alpha Pure is the panel UK installers reach for when the roof is part of the architecture. Clean all-black aesthetic, strong measured performance in British light, and a long product warranty that puts it in genuine competition with SunPower at a meaningfully lower price.
- Efficiency
- 22.3%
- Running cost
- £-540/yr
- Installed
- £280 to £340 per panel installed
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Primary question · Is the REC Alpha Pure the design-led solar panel worth specifying on a visible roof?
Roofs where the panels will be visible from the street and the homeowner will live with the look for two decades.
£280 to £340 per panel installed
- Genuinely clean all-black aesthetic
- Strong low-light performance
- Long product warranty
- Premium pricing per kWp
- Stock availability lags the volume Chinese brands
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Key specifications
- Power output
- 470 W per panel
- Efficiency
- 22.3%
- Temperature coefficient
- −0.24%/°C
- Product warranty
- 25 years
- , Genuinely clean all-black aesthetic
- , Strong low-light performance
- , Long product warranty
- , Premium pricing per kWp
- , Stock availability lags the volume Chinese brands
Longi★★★★★Hi-MO X6 440W- Efficiency
- 22.8%
- Running cost
- £-610/yr
Standard south-facing roofsValue-led 4kWp systemsMost UK householdsReadHouse Verdict9.0/10
SunPower (Maxeon)★★★★★Maxeon 6 AC 440W- Efficiency
- 22.8%
- Running cost
- £-640/yr
Roof-area constrained installsLong-term ownersArchitectural elevationsReadHouse Verdict9.4/10
If your brief matches "roofs where the panels will be visible from the street and the homeowner will live with the look for two decades.", the Alpha Pure-RX 470W is a confident pick. If it doesn't, the alternatives above are more honest answers.
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