Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems worked example

Scrap Recovery Value at 81% net recoverable share after processing costs: a worked example in grid-scale battery energy storage systems

This scenario runs the scrap recovery value calculation on the strong side: 81% net recoverable share after processing costs, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when planning a BESS decommissioning or module replacement event and you need to estimate the scrap recovery credit to include in the project end-of-life cost model.

The inputs for this scenario

  • End-of-life battery modules scheduled for recycling: 500 modules (unchanged)
  • Gross recovery value per module: 85 $ / module (unchanged)
  • Net recoverable share after processing costs: 81 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 70)
  • Fixed site logistics and packing cost offset: 3,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable scrap recovery credit = end-of-life modules x gross recovery value per module x net recoverable share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 37,925 $ for net bess battery module scrap recovery value, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 75.85 $ / piece for net recovery value per module.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 34,425 $ for variable scrap recovery credit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,500 $ for fixed site logistics and packing cost offset.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where net recoverable share after processing costs sits at 70% and the headline result is 33,250 $, this scenario comes in 14.06% above the baseline at 37,925 $.
  • Use it when budgeting decommissioning, negotiating a recycler take-back price, or modeling residual value at the end of a battery's warranted life. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Net BESS battery module scrap recovery value: 37,925 $ (headline result)
  • Net recovery value per module: 75.85 $ / piece
  • Variable scrap recovery credit: 34,425 $
  • Fixed site logistics and packing cost offset: 3,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Scrap Recovery Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.