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Which company offers the

greenest SOLAR SYSTEM

COMPONENTS?

SolarEdge 30.5%

Tesla 17.2% Which company offers the

Enphase 8.9% greenest PLUMBING FIXTURE
OutBack Power 8.4% products?

Sonnen 6.4%

Tabuchi Electric 54 5.4% Kohler 31.9%
Schneider Electric 54 5.4% Moen 15.2%

Daimler Delta 12.3%
Mercedes-Benz 49 4.9% American

Delta Electronics 39 3.9% Standard 9.8%
Other 30 3.0% TOTO 9.3%

Adara 25 2.5% Niagara 54 5.4%
Grohe 39 3.9%

A deeper dive. Note how SolarEdge’s sophisticated, Hansgrohe 39 3.9%
multi-faceted solar offerings have outpaced Tesla. Gerber 34 3.4%

Pros are looking more deeply at how PV systems actually Pfister 2.9%
work, comparing inverters, software and so on. Enphase
boasts similar credentials: A smart company that solved
the problem of battery-powered smart gadgets, for Innovators rising. Kohler’s brand clout still dominates this
example. In this category, the smartest, most reliable, category, although it has made a few wrong turns this year,
hands-off brands win. in our view, with its Alexa-enabled products. Moen, in
contrast, has mostly avoided more gimmicky upgrades to
SolarEdge 30.5% introduce new technology that saves water, as have TOTO

and Niagara. Overall, the trend is a good one. Brands making
strides toward more efficiency continue to be held in
highest regard by high-performance building pros.
Kohler 31.9%

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