GivEnergy battery price, and what decides used value
Every GivEnergy battery price we give is worked out for one pack and sent to you as a written offer. We don't publish a price list, because the figure comes from your own pack. Its generation and size set where the figure starts, and its health moves it most from there.
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Why each pack gets a figure of its own
Two packs with the same model code can have had very different lives. One spent its life in a cool garage, charging gently, and still holds almost everything it held when new. The other hung on a south-facing wall, worked hard every day and has lost a fair bit.
So the figure comes from your pack, from what you tell us on the form and the photos you send, and it reaches you in writing, as an offer that lists every pack it covers.
Once we've sent it, the offer stands for 7 days.
If you accept it, we pay that amount by bank transfer on collection day, before we leave.
The six things that set the figure
State of health and cycle count matter most. Generation and size come next, and the other three move it up or down.
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.
The rating label settles generation and size in one photo. If it has worn off, measure the pack's height instead, because no two packs stand at the same height.
If you've seen a health figure for the pack, put it on the form, even a rough one.
If you haven't, we'll read it ourselves before we collect a working pack.
The remote check that reads it also reads each cell and the pack's cycle count, so you don't need to look those up.
A mixed set needs battery firmware from May 2024 or later, and GivEnergy's documents differ on which pack leads it, so it's more work for the next installer than a set of one generation.
Weather shows on the terminals and the case. A close photo of each tells us more than a description can.
What counts towards a used solar battery's value differs from one make we buy to the next.
A swollen, cracked or scorched pack
If a pack is swollen, cracked, leaking or scorched, please don't move it or open it.
The form asks about damage. If you answer yes or not sure, we'll email you about it before we arrange anything else.
Tell us what you can see, and add a photo if you can take one without touching the pack.
Every low-voltage GivEnergy pack we buy
| Model | Generation | Height | Weight | Depth of discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giv-Bat 2.6 (Gen 1) | Gen 1 | 299 mm | 35.5 kg | 80% |
| Giv-Bat 5.2 (Gen 1) | Gen 1 | 515 mm | 63 kg | 80% |
| Giv-Bat 8.2 (Gen 1) | Gen 1 | 669 mm | 103 kg | 100% |
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 2) | Gen 2 | 800 mm | 110 kg | 100% |
| Giv-Bat 5.12 (Gen 3) | Gen 3 | 338 mm | 48 kg | 100% |
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 3) | Gen 3 | 576 mm | 85 kg | 100% |
Telling GivEnergy batteries apart mostly comes down to height and how the pack connects.
The two 9.5 kWh packs hold the same, but the Gen 2 stands 224 mm taller than the Gen 3.
The battery's firmware version in the app points to its generation too.
What to send us with the form
Photos help more than anything you can type. The ones we use most are the whole unit from the front, a close-up of its rating label, and a screen capture of the battery page in the app, if there is one.
Say how many packs you have and which of them have run together. With more than one pack, a photo of each label lets us price each one rather than guess. If you know when it was fitted, or you've noted a health figure or a fault code, put it in the notes.
A working pack is checked before it leaves your wall
The remote check comes after the written offer and before we collect. If the pack's figures aren't what you told us, we may requote or withdraw our offer, and you're free to walk away.
Selling it to us or listing it yourself
You'll usually get more if you sell it privately, but we make it easy.
| Selling to us | Listing it yourself | Recycling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you'll usually get | Less than a private sale | Usually the most | Usually the least |
| Who puts a figure on it | We do, in a written offer | Whoever bids most | The recycler |
| What the figure rests on | Its generation, size and health | What the buyer can see | Often its weight |
| Getting it off the wall | Our engineer disconnects it | Yours to arrange | Yours to arrange |
We don't go by prices on listings or forums
You'll find figures for used GivEnergy packs on listing sites and forums. We don't price from them and we don't repeat them here, because each one was for a particular pack on a particular day. A listing price is only what the seller asked. It won't tell you how healthy that pack was, or whether it ever sold.
Nothing here is for sale
If you came here for a second hand GivEnergy battery to buy, we can't help. We only buy, so there's no shop and no stock list.
A warranty isn't needed to sell us a pack
GivEnergy Ltd's administration hasn't changed how we value a pack. We look at the same things on every one.
Tell us about your GivEnergy battery
Fill in what you know, and the figure comes back by email.
How much is a GivEnergy battery?
We don't publish a price list. We buy used GivEnergy batteries and price each pack on its generation and size, how much capacity it has kept, its cycle count, how closely its cells match, whether it's one of a matched set, and where it's been fitted. Send the form for a written offer on yours.
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.
Your written offer
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GivEnergy battery value
Why don't you publish a GivEnergy battery price list?
We don't publish a price list, because two GivEnergy batteries of the same model can differ a lot in health, cycle count and cell balance. We make a written offer on each pack instead, from its own figures.
Does a second hand GivEnergy battery hold its value?
It depends on how much of its capacity it has kept. Its battery management system keeps a figure for that, and once we know the pack's generation and size, that figure moves an offer more than anything else. A high cycle count is fine while the pack's health is good. A pack that has lost capacity, or whose cells have drifted apart, is worth less.
How do I check my GivEnergy battery's health?
If it's working and you're selling it to us, we check it for you before we collect. After your written offer, we email you a link to a small app. You run it on a computer on the same network as your system, and we run a state-of-charge calibration from our end. It reads every cell and tells us how much capacity the battery still holds and how many cycles it's done.
Is a Gen 3 GivEnergy battery worth more than a Gen 1?
Usually, yes. Generation and size set where an offer starts, and a Gen 3 pack starts above a Gen 1 pack of about the same size. The Gen 3 packs hold 5.12 and 9.5 kWh, and the Gen 1 packs 2.6, 5.2 and 8.2 kWh. From there it's each pack's own health and cycle count.