Finance commercial and industrial battery energy storage systems from £40,000 to £1,500,000+, for peak shaving, backup and grid services. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, battery storages are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £40,000 to £1,500,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£40k – £1500k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Grid-services income can offset repayments
Rates From
4.8% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical battery storage price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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On a purchase price of £250,000: a 10% deposit of £25,000, then 48 monthly payments of £5,274 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £278,152, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GivEnergy Commercial Battery (100kWh) | £45,000 – £65,000 | Behind-the-Meter BESS |
| Alfen TheBattery (720kWh) | £180,000 – £260,000 | Containerised BESS |
| Sungrow PowerTitan 2.0 (2.5MWh, containerised) | £450,000 – £650,000 | Utility/C&I BESS |
| Huawei LUNA2000 Commercial Cabinet (215kWh) | £90,000 – £130,000 | Modular Cabinet BESS |
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Battery storage systems generally qualify as plant and machinery for capital allowances, so a business can typically set some or all of the cost against taxable profits through the Annual Investment Allowance or other first-year reliefs, subject to your company's total qualifying spend for the year. Ask your accountant to confirm current treatment before finalising the finance structure.
The typical buyer is a business with either a large, spiky electricity demand it wants to smooth (peak shaving), an existing solar array it wants to use more of on site, or a site where a grid connection upgrade would otherwise be needed to add more load or generation. Some commercial batteries also participate in third-party grid or flexibility services, trading stored power back to the grid or a supplier at times of high demand, which can generate a return on top of any on-site savings; whether that income is meaningful for a given site depends on the contract terms available and should be modelled with the service provider rather than assumed. Battery size is usually set by the load profile the system is meant to manage, so a proper site survey before ordering matters more than headline capacity.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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