Pecron PV300 300W Folding Portable Solar Panel

21st of 46 we've scored in Portable Solar Panels

21st of 46 in Portable Panels

Pecron PV300 300W Folding Portable Solar Panel

300-399 W panel
1-year warranty

SVT Score, Mid

Usability3.9/10Social6.0/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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A 300 W four-section folding panel with MC4 leads, rear kickstands and an IP67 rating, weighing about 28.1 lb, for Pecron and other MC4 power stations.

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SKU: SOLAR300 Category: Portable Solar Panels Brand: Pecron

Usability

3.9 out of 10

Capacity8300 W rated, on the 300 to 399 W rung for portable panels

Electrical: 36 V and 8.3 A at maximum power, 41.4 V open circuit and 8.7 A short circuit

Efficiency616.1 percent computed from 2362 x 787 mm, on the 16 to 16.9 percent rung

Marketed: cell efficiency of at least 25 percent, against the computed module figure

Lifespan1No power-output warranty on the product page, in the manual or in Pecron's policies

Better on lifespanRich Solar MEGA 200 Briefcase PanelRich Solar's spec sheet promises a 25-year output warranty. $399.99Scores 7.0

Features4IP67 and kickstands in the manual; no adapter cable, front material or diode count

Range: rated to work from -10 to 65 °C in the manual and on the product page
Front: Pecron's Amazon listing names tempered glass, which the manual does not state
Cable: the manual says to use the MC4 cable supplied with the Pecron station

Better on featuresEcoFlow NextGen 220W Bifacial Portable Solar PanelIs rated IP68. $399Scores 9.0

Verification2no directory record for the PV300 (manual model S300); manual cover marks FCC, CE and RoHS only.

Searched: Intertek UL CEC LabTest TÜV SÜD Certipedia

Better on verificationJackery SolarSaga 200W Bifacial Portable Solar PanelNo Intertek. $379Scores 4.0

Warranty & Support1one year scores; the Amazon listing's extra year is excluded for panels

Conflict: the Amazon listing says 1+1 years; the US registration page excludes solar panels from the extension

Better on warranty & supportAnker SOLIX PS200 BifacialAnker's warranty policy. $499.99Scores 6.0

Price

List: $299.00 at pecron.com

Summary

Big output and kickstands, but heavy

What it is: a 300 W four-section MC4 folding panel with kickstands, rated IP67
The trade-off: a lot of watts and a stand for the money, but heavy, one year of cover and no output guarantee
Not checked: the temperature coefficient, front material and bypass diodes; Pecron publishes none for this panel
Look elsewhere for: a lighter panel, an output guarantee or a longer warranty

Strengths

Kickstands set the angle
Waterproof junction and panel rating
Slightly above-typical module efficiency for a folding panel
MC4 leads work with many stations
Low price for its output

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Drawbacks

No power-output warranty
Short warrantystated two ways
Heavy for its output
No station cable in the box
No temperature coefficient published

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Social score

6.0 out of 10

Reddit5 out of 10

Liked

Kept charging under heavy overcast (r/SolarDIY)
Series wiring works with the station cable (r/SolarDIY)

Read the full summary

r/SolarDIY: a shed owner said the PV300 brought an E3600 back to about 50 percent under heavy overcast after exterior lights drained it overnight; the thread is about the load, not the panel (March 2025)
r/SolarDIY: a buyer of an F3000LFP with two PV300s asked how to wire them in series; a reply says the station's MC4 to XT60 cable does it with no new cable (April 2026)

GoogleNot scored

The Google pool is blank: no written test of a Pecron folding panel was found (October 2026).

YouTubeProduct-line6 out of 10

Tech Made Easy: reviewed the PV300 under the title Lighter, Durable (December 2024, about 7,900 views); the channel has posted vendor-supplied, sponsored solar reviews
ReeWray Outdoors: called the earlier 330 W PV300 the panel to get for Pecron stations (April 2023, about 29,000 views)
Tie: YouTube marks the ReeWray video as paid promotion, and the channel says it often gets products free

AmazonProduct-line7 out of 10

Listing: Pecron's Amazon US listing B0DKJRXB12 for a 300 W panel reads 4.5 from 39 ratings (October 2026)
Split: 73 percent five-star, 16 four, 6 three, 1 two and 4 one-star (October 2026)
Scope: its spec block gives 19.7 lb and -20 to 60 °C, not the current PV300's figures, so the ratings may span generations

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: Walmart's listing of the 200 W panel holds 2 reviews, both flagged Incentivized, its WB12200 listing holds none, and Home Depot, Lowe's and Best Buy list none of these products (October 2026).

Trustpilot

Trustpilot gives Pecron (pecron.com) a TrustScore of 3.5 from 53 reviews on a page Pecron has claimed and answers on but has not used to invite reviews recently, 56 percent five-star and 26 percent one-star (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Pecron LLC of City of Industry, California an F, not accredited, with 6 complaints in three years (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names any Pecron product, its solar panels and 12 V battery included, searched in October 2026.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: pecron.com's own reviews and entries reposted from it, r/Pecron, which carries Pecron's support and official app announcements, Pecron's YouTube channels and Facebook pages, and its staff posts, all first-party.
Also not counted: Pecron's affiliate and creator programs and their discount codes, reviews flagged Incentivized at Walmart, and anything gathered in Pecron promotions, such as the extra year of free repair shipping it offers US buyers who follow its accounts.
The retailer pool is blank: Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and Best Buy carry no listing of the PV300 (October 2026).

Summary

Brand-level

3.5 on Trustpilot, an F from the BBB

Specs

CapacityNot applicable
AC OutputNot applicable
System VoltageNot applicable
Panel Power300-399 W
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty1 Year
MonitoringNot applicable
Weight28.1 lb

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Not published by Pecron: cell type.

At a glance

25 x 31.1 x 1.9 in folded
41.4 V open-circuit voltage
8.7 A short-circuit current
Magnetic carry handle

Company

Pecron LLC of City of Industry, California, sells Pecron in the US, and the brand belongs to Shenzhen Pecron Technology Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China.

Where it sells

It sells its PV100, PV200 and PV300 folding panels and its WB12200 12 V battery with a cart at pecron.com and on Amazon US through its own store.
Walmart.com lists the 200 W panel and the WB12200 through Pecron's own marketplace store.

Description

The Pecron PV300 (model S300 in its manual, store SKU SOLAR300, at a URL that names a 330W panel) is a four-section folding panel of monocrystalline cells with MC4 connectors, rear kickstands, elastic cord and snap fasteners and a magnetic handle.

It is rated 300 W, with 36 V and 8.3 A at maximum power, 41.4 V open-circuit and 8.7 A short-circuit, and Pecron markets cell efficiency of at least 25%. Unfolded it measures 2362 x 787 x 4.5 mm (93.0 x 31.0 in), folded 636 x 789 x 49 mm (25.0 x 31.1 x 1.9 in), and it weighs about 12.74 kg (28.1 lb).

It is rated IP67 and to work from -10 to 65 °C. The manual says to use the MC4 cable supplied with the Pecron station, and Pecron's Amazon listing names the panel and a user manual in the box. That listing gives 1+1 years of warranty, though Pecron excludes panels from its registration extension.

It sells at $299.00 on pecron.com.