Sell your GivEnergy 9.5 kWh battery, Gen 2 or Gen 3
The GivEnergy 9.5 kWh battery came in two generations. The Gen 2 is 800 mm tall and 110 kg, with a DC breaker built in. The Gen 3 is 576 mm and 85 kg, with plug-in sockets marked A and B. We buy both.
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The 9.5 kWh Gen 3 and Gen 2
How to tell a Gen 2 from a Gen 3
Both hold 9.5 kWh and both are 480 mm wide. The height gives it away.
- Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 2) The tallest pack, at 800 mm and 110 kg. A 100 A DC breaker built into the pack. One combined power-and-data plug. Two banks of DIP switches (ID and master/slave). Battery firmware in the app starts 30.
- Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 3) 576 mm tall and 85 kg. That's much shorter than a 9.5 Gen 2, and 25 kg lighter. Plug-in sockets marked A and B instead of bolted terminals, a built-in isolator and an on/off button on the right side. Model code GIV-BAT-9.5-G3 on the nameplate (right-hand side). Battery firmware in the app starts 40 (for example 4009).
The 9.5 Gen 3 is 224 mm shorter. Then look at the right-hand side of the pack, where a 9.5 Gen 3 has its on/off button and nameplate.
The battery firmware in the app tells a 9.5 Gen 3 from a 9.5 Gen 2 as well.
The datasheet figures
| Model | Generation | Height | Weight | Depth of discharge | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 2) | Gen 2 | 800 mm | 110 kg | 100% | 51.2 V |
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 3) | Gen 3 | 576 mm | 85 kg | 100% | 51.2 V |
Two packs that are easy to mistake for one
A tall pack with no breaker of its own is probably an 8.2 (Gen 1), at 669 mm. On an 8.2, a separate 100 A DC breaker sits on the wall beside it.
A short pack with the same A and B sockets as a 9.5 Gen 3 is the 5.12 Gen 3, at 338 mm.
You don't need a warranty to sell us either pack
The GivEnergy administration doesn't change how we price either pack.
What we check on a 9.5 kWh pack
We don't publish a price list.
State of health
The battery management system records how much of its original capacity is left. For most packs it's the figure that matters most.
Cycle count
A high count is fine if the pack's health is good.
Generation and size
A 9.5 kWh Gen 3 pack is worth more than a 2.6 Gen 1. The rating label tells us which you have.
Cell balance
How closely the cells match. If they're far apart, the pack needs work before anyone can use it again.
A matched set
Packs of one generation that have run together are more useful to the next owner than odd ones.
Where it's been fitted
A garage or a loft is kinder than an outside wall. If the terminals or casing are weathered, say so on the form.
A photo of each pack's rating label, and any health figure you've seen, help us value a used GivEnergy battery accurately.
Tell us about your 9.5 kWh packs
"Batteries" is pressed for you. Then add a tile for each pack, "9.5 G2" or "9.5 G3", or "Not sure" with a photo of its label.
What decides the price of a used GivEnergy 9.5 kWh battery?
Both generations hold 9.5 kWh, so the generation sets the starting point and the pack's health does most of the rest. We don't publish a price list. Yours gets a written offer of its own. For a working pack, a remote check before we collect confirms its health.
Please don't take it off the wall yourself
A low-voltage GivEnergy pack runs at 51.2 V DC with real fault current behind it. A high-voltage stack runs well above that, and an All in One at around 307 V. Our engineer isolates the system before anything is moved. If your installer has already disconnected it, say so on the form.
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The GivEnergy 9.5 kWh battery
What's the difference between the GivEnergy 9.5 Gen 2 and Gen 3?
They hold the same 9.5 kWh at 51.2 V. The Gen 3 is the newer pack, 224 mm shorter and 25 kg lighter (576 mm and 85 kg, against 800 mm and 110 kg), with plug-in sockets marked A and B where the Gen 2 has one combined power-and-data plug and a 100 A DC breaker built into the pack. Battery firmware in the app starts 30 on a Gen 2 and 40 on a Gen 3.
Is there a GivEnergy 9.5 kWh Gen 1?
No. The 9.5 came in two generations, Gen 2 and Gen 3, and no GivEnergy document lists a Gen 1 version. The Gen 1 packs were the 2.6, 5.2 and 8.2 kWh, and the form has a tile for each.
How much does a GivEnergy 9.5 kWh battery weigh?
A 9.5 Gen 2 weighs 110 kg and a 9.5 Gen 3 weighs 85 kg, by GivEnergy's datasheets. The Gen 2 is the heaviest low-voltage pack, so tell us on the form where yours is fitted and how we get to it. Our engineer disconnects the packs on the day, and we plan the lift from what you tell us.
Is a 10 kW GivEnergy battery the same as the 9.5?
Almost always. Owners round the 9.5 kWh up and call it a 10 kW battery. GivEnergy's low-voltage packs come in 2.6, 5.12, 5.2, 8.2 and 9.5 kWh, with no 10 among them. Of the kit we buy, the All in One 2 does come in a 10 kW version, but that's its inverter's power. Its battery holds 13.5 kWh.
Does the GivEnergy 9.5 kWh warranty still apply?
The administrator said GivEnergy Ltd would honour no further hardware warranties, and told owners to go back to their installer for support. The Energy Storage Association says GivEnergy warranties can only be enforced against GivEnergy Ltd, so claims are unlikely to succeed. We buy 9.5 kWh packs either way.
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