Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems worked example
Scrap Recovery Value at 50% net recoverable share after processing costs: a worked example in grid-scale battery energy storage systems
This worked example runs the scrap recovery value numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 50% net recoverable share after processing costs instead of the typical 70%. Estimate the net scrap recovery value from end-of-life battery modules in a grid-scale BESS decommissioning or augmentation event by combining module count, gross recovery value per module, net recoverable share after recycling costs, and a fixed logistics offset.
The inputs for this scenario
- End-of-life battery modules scheduled for recycling: 500 modules (held at the documented default)
- Gross recovery value per module: 85 $ / module (held at the documented default)
- Net recoverable share after processing costs: 50 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 70)
- Fixed site logistics and packing cost offset: 3,500 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable scrap recovery credit = end-of-life modules x gross recovery value per module x net recoverable share.
- Net BESS battery module scrap recovery value works out to 24,750 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Net recovery value per module works out to 49.5 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Variable scrap recovery credit works out to 21,250 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed site logistics and packing cost offset works out to 3,500 $ at these inputs.
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 25.56% below the baseline at 24,750 $.
- Use it when budgeting decommissioning, negotiating a recycler take-back price, or modeling residual value at the end of a battery's warranted life. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Net BESS battery module scrap recovery value: 24,750 $ (headline result)
- Net recovery value per module: 49.5 $ / piece
- Variable scrap recovery credit: 21,250 $
- Fixed site logistics and packing cost offset: 3,500 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Scrap Recovery Value calculator, set net recoverable share after processing costs to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.