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GivEnergy · Warranty position

The GivEnergy warranty is, in practical terms, no longer being honoured.

GivEnergy Ltd entered administration on 9 April 2026. The administrator has confirmed the company has ceased trading and that no further hardware warranties will be honoured. Your installed system still works — what you have lost is the manufacturer-backed replacement route if something fails. Below is what may still be claimable, and how STS can help.
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  • Updated for 9 April 2026 administration
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Your GivEnergy system still operates regardless of the warranty position. If something has stopped working, an STS remote diagnostic can identify the cause and quote a repair — on a paid basis, since the manufacturer route is closed.

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We are independent of GivEnergy. We continue to service GivEnergy hardware on a paid basis — the equipment works fine, the manufacturer-backed warranty route is what has gone.

Very speedy response. Handled by a real human who took my system through a logical process with the desired outcome within minutes of them accessing my inverter settings. Ron passed me on to Ash, they are both ex-Givenergy people who clearly know their stuff and can give the reassurance of proper technical support now that the Givenergy support desk has closed. A worthwhile investment in ensuring my expensive kit is kept fully functioning.

Paul · Jul 2026 Google

Ron was really helpful. He remotely adjusted my battery settings on the same day I contacted him, and at a reasonable price. Great service.

Jackie Palman · Jun 2026 Google

Contacted Solar Tech Support in desperation. After explaining the issues I had with my system a diagnosis was made and a solution proposed. Fantastic service, even contacted a manufacturer to arrange replacement parts for me. Great communications, explained all they were doing and what I had to do, clearly and precisly. Followed up to confirm all was ok. Excellent service.

Mr Machin · May 2026 Trustpilot

My issue was assessed and resolved quickly once the engineer was able to look at the problem. This took a little longer than I had expected (3 days) and keeping the PC on all day/everyday with Sentinel open was a little cumbersome I thought. That said, with little support coming from GivEnergy nowadays it was good to find someone who knew the platform and could resolve my issue.

Terry Hanney · Oct 2026 Google

My GivEnergy hybrid inverter + battery system had worked faultlessly for 3 years when it suddenly stopped charging and discharging the battery. On contacting my supplier, who had used a sub-contractor for the installation work, I was provided with an email address at GivEnergy but, as it turned out, this is only for GivEnergy Software who are not able to assist. A Google search led to the Solar Tech Support web site, which contains a wealth of helpful information. I requested a remote solar diagnostic, and after providing Ron access to my inverter, he was able to identify and fix the problem within minutes. I am very impressed by Ron’s expertise and knowledge, which included useful information on the current state of GivEnergy Ltd. I would thoroughly recommend Solar Tech Support.

Simon Riddle · Jun 2026 Google

The ONLY technical person, who has ever exceeded my own high standards !!!! Being a professional commissioning engineer of over 37yrs in the field of emergency power generation, I approached Ron for some advice on a GivEnergy battery issue as happy to state I don't know everything. Not only did he reply immediately, his advice got the system working and all on a Sunday. You really do not get support as good as this anywhere now for anything. Thank you Ron

Ridgeback Ray · Oct 2026 Trustpilot
The reality

There isn't a manufacturer warranty to fall back on anymore

The terms depended on the install date. Residential batteries, inverters, the All-in-One and the Gateway installed from 11 September 2023 carried 12 years, with batteries guaranteed to keep 70% of their capacity. Systems installed before that keep the terms in their own paperwork: batteries then carried 10 years at 70% capacity, and inverters 5 years, or 10 years if an extended warranty was paid for. Your paperwork shows which. The All-in-One, launched in June 2023, then carried 10 years. Current datasheets print 12 years even on older models, so go by your own documents, not the datasheet. That warranty was issued by GivEnergy Ltd. With GivEnergy Ltd in administration as of 9 April 2026 and the administrator having confirmed the company has ceased trading, the warranty is, in practical terms, no longer being honoured.

The warranty document itself is technically a debt of GivEnergy Ltd, but recovering on it as an individual homeowner — through the administration process — is effectively impossible. You sit in the queue of unsecured creditors. Any payout would be a fraction of the warranty value, paid out only after the administration completes.

What that means for you: the hardware still works (it runs on locally-stored firmware), and most faults are still repairable on a paid basis. What you have lost is the manufacturer-backed free-replacement route. We are not going to dress this up.

Full administration facts and sources here →

Alternative routes

Routes that may still produce a result

Depending on how you bought the system and what cover sat alongside the manufacturer warranty, one of these may still be claimable. None of them are STS routes — we don't sell warranty cover — but we can supply the technical fault evidence each of these processes needs.

Route 1

Installer workmanship cover / IBG

If your installer offered a workmanship guarantee or an insurance-backed guarantee (IBG) at point of installation, that cover may still apply even though the manufacturer is in administration. Check your original paperwork — IBG certificates are usually issued by a third party (e.g. QANW, GGFi, HIES) and are independent of both your installer and GivEnergy.

Route 2

Section 75 (credit card / regulated credit)

If any part of the purchase was paid for on a credit card, or via a regulated credit agreement, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 makes the credit provider jointly liable with the supplier for breach of contract. With GivEnergy gone, the credit provider remains. Contact your card issuer or finance provider; they will ask for evidence of the fault — which is where STS can help.

Route 3

MCS Consumer Code

If your installer was MCS-certified, the MCS Consumer Code gives you a complaints route covering installer-side issues. It does not cover manufacturer warranty as such, but if the failure ties back to installation quality, it is a path worth knowing about.

Route 4

Consumer Rights Act 2015

Independent of any manufacturer warranty, the Consumer Rights Act gives you statutory protection that the goods you bought were of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose. The remedy is claimable against the retailer who sold you the system (typically your installer) — not against GivEnergy. Useful when the installer is still trading.

Not legal advice. We are engineers, not solicitors. Citizens Advice can talk you through any of these routes for free. If a route looks promising and you need technical fault evidence to support it, that is the part we can write.
What STS can and cannot do

What STS can do

→Diagnose the fault remotely and tell you what is actually wrong
→Write an independent fault report that any of the routes above can use as evidence
→Quote a paid repair where the route doesn't produce a result, or you want to skip the paperwork
→Continue servicing your GivEnergy hardware indefinitely — independent of the manufacturer

What STS cannot do

→Submit a warranty claim to GivEnergy — there is no functional process anymore
→Honour the original GivEnergy manufacturer warranty in any sense — we did not issue it
→Provide legal advice on Section 75, IBG, MCS or Consumer Rights Act claims
→Recover the value of a warranty as such — only the value of a working system
FAQ

GivEnergy warranty — common questions after the administration

In practical terms, no. GivEnergy Ltd (the entity that issued and underwrote the warranty) entered administration on 9 April 2026. The administrator has confirmed the company has ceased trading and that no further hardware warranties will be honoured. The warranty document you were given is still legally a debt of GivEnergy Ltd, but with the company in administration, recovering on it is effectively impossible for individual homeowners.
It depends on when the system was installed. Residential batteries, inverters, the All-in-One and the Gateway installed from 11 September 2023 carried 12 years from installation or commissioning, and batteries were guaranteed to keep 70% of their capacity. Systems installed before that keep the terms in their own paperwork: batteries then carried 10 years at 70% capacity. Inverters then carried 5 years, or 10 years if an extended warranty was paid for, and your paperwork shows which. The All-in-One, launched in June 2023, then carried 10 years. The GivEnergy EV charger carried 3 years. Current GivEnergy datasheets print 12 years even for older models, so a datasheet does not tell you what an older system carries. Whatever the terms, the administrator has said GivEnergy Ltd will not honour its hardware warranties.
Several routes may still produce a result depending on how the system was bought. Installer workmanship cover or insurance-backed guarantee (IBG) if your installer offered one. Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act if you paid by credit card (or a regulated credit agreement) — the card provider becomes jointly liable for the manufacturer. MCS Consumer Code complaints if the installation was MCS-certified. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives statutory protection against goods that are not of satisfactory quality, claimable against the retailer/installer. Each route has its own evidence requirements — we can help you work out which one fits your situation and pull the evidence together.
Yes. Your inverter and battery run on firmware stored on the units themselves. Charging, discharging, EPS backup, and the BMS safety system all continue to operate regardless of GivEnergy Ltd's status. What you have lost is the ability to claim free replacement of failed hardware — the equipment itself is unaffected.
No — and nobody else can either. The warranty was a contractual relationship between you and GivEnergy Ltd. With the company in administration, open claims sit in the queue of unsecured creditors and would only pay out a fraction (if anything) once the administration completes. What STS can do is diagnose the hardware fault you originally raised, advise on whether it is repairable, and — if so — quote the repair on a paid basis.
Almost certainly not. The hardware is working and will keep working. Replacing a functioning system because the manufacturer warranty has lapsed is rarely economic — the replacement cost dwarfs any plausible repair cost. Run the system, keep it monitored, and only act if something actually fails. If it does, the repair route is usually cheaper than wholesale replacement.
The STS remote diagnostic is free. Most GivEnergy faults turn out to be settings or comms issues rather than dead hardware, and if we can clear it remotely it is £125 — and you only pay if we actually fix it. Firmware is different: it is updated manually, to our own written procedures. We do it on a callout, or we talk you or your electrician through it remotely and supply the right file. Either way we tell you what is involved before anything is done. We do not advise starting an update from the portal or app. If it needs someone on site that is quoted first, from £295. Genuinely failed hardware is a paid repair or replacement now the manufacturer route is closed, but we tell you that, with a price, before any work happens — no warranty queue, no waiting weeks to be told no.
Usually the same day. We confirm what is actually wrong in a 30-minute remote session reading your GivEnergy portal and inverter data, and you get a written summary of the fault and the recommended fix straight after the call — so you know where you stand without waiting on a warranty process that no longer exists.
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GivEnergy fault — and no manufacturer warranty to fall back on

If your system has developed a fault since 9 April 2026, the warranty route is closed, but the repair route usually isn't. Most GivEnergy faults are configuration or firmware issues that don't need hardware replacement at all. Even where hardware is at fault, repair is usually cheaper than replacement. Tell us what is happening and we will quote.

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