The GivEnergy cloud is gone. Your inverter still works.
- Local-first — no cloud, ever
- Free, forever — no subscription
- STS engineer over the same modbus path
Sentinel runs on your home network and talks to your GivEnergy inverter directly over modbus. Free. No subscription. No GivEnergy account required. STS engineers connect through the same path for diagnostics.
Install Sentinel — freeTalk to an engineerI have a GivEnergy system consisting of two batteries, two inverters and a controlling EMS (Energy Management System) which has not worked since Nov 2025. After six months I discovered Solar Tech Support, reached out to them and Ron phoned me back – how often do you get that service? Could not be more helpful – worked directly with me over the phone, outside what I would call normal working hours. Lucid explanations and we were able to discuss the issues and history using camera and email history. As this was a very rare setup, Ron was able to access an EMS expert in the field to confirm the solution. One sunny day in, I am now only paying for standing charge and a few pence for spikes in grid consumption while battery catches up with house demand.
When my GivEnergy system had an issue, I was completely left without support and had honestly lost all hope. Thankfully, I searched online and found Ron, which completely turned things around. After sending him a message, he responded incredibly fast and called me to assure me that he would get the problem fixed. I really admire his dedicated, supportive nature and his determination to find a solution. With this kind of outstanding attitude and customer service, he has absolutely secured a future customer in me.
Ron want out of is way to help, nothing was to much. He was very thorough in what he did Very knowledgeable I would highly recommend Ron and his company He did a fantastic job for me. if you have any problems, he'll do his best to help you out and resolve your problem. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them
Ron took me through a diagnostic to confirm my GivEnergy Inverter had a fault. A common one as it turns out with the AC Inverter. As GivEnergy is defunct there is no immediate fix, aside from sourcing 2nd hand replacement. It may be that a fix becomes available over the summer which would make a lot of GivEnergy customers happy (Again)
Contacted Ron with a problem and he sorted it out quickly with no problems at all. Very knowledgeable on anything solar/ batteries. I would recommend him to anyone
I've spoken to Ron a couple of times with issues with my Givenergy installation. Such a friendly knowledge guy very highly recommended. Thank you very much for resolving my issues
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.
After GivEnergy went into liquidation, just my luck, my battery started playing up (internal board crashed). Contacted my installer - not interested! Found Solar tech support on a Google search. Sooo glad I found this company! Ron is extremely helpful and has plenty of experience. He soon confirmed what the fault was, and helped me to get my system up and running again. Now moved my GivEnergy account to Solar tech support, and will definitely use again if I have more issues. Unusual to find such a helpful company in these times, no morons reading scripts, just direct contact with the engineer.
Contacted Solar Tech Support when trying to understand what my Givenergy inverter problem might be and what might be my options. Received good/honest advise which backed up my thoughts.
Ron is a super star. Two months ago my GivEnergy battery failed a firmware upgrade leaving it a brick. My installer couldn't/wouldn't fix it. GivEnergy couldn't/wouldn't fix it. Then they went into administration and all hope was lost. A flurry of emails later and Ron had diagnosed the fault (failed USB flash drive, something I'd suspected) and talked me through resolving it. Two months of nothing resolved in about 3 hours. It's great to work with someone who pays attention to the details, knows that they're doing (not just following a script) and gets stuff sorted without a fuss or up-charging.
I can add to the list of customers who had already 'given up' on GivEnergy due to their appalling customer service, and that was before they went into administration (their Trustpilot reviews don't lie!). So you can imagine my desperation when, having changed my ISP and my Inverter, predictably, proving to be the only device that didn't connect automatically to my new network, I found zero prospect of any customer support with GivEnergy having called in the administrators just five days earlier! The salvation came from Solar Tech Support. My IT advisor stumbled across their web site and some very helpful tips for beleaguered GivEnergy customers, as well as an offer to provide direct assistance. Nothing ventured, I decided to drop them an E-Mail, with very low expectations based on my experience of GivEnergy customer support. Within an hour Ron had responded with some pin point advice, and after a few exchanges of E-Mails he had nailed the problem, enabling the combined efforts of my IT advisor and solar installer to resolve it and reconnect my Inverter. Thank you Solar Tech Support, and Ron in particular, for coming to the aid of a deserted and despondent GivEnergy customer. Expert, razor sharp advice and first class customer service, even though I wasn't officially a customer.
This company are a rare gem, I had a very unusual problem following a failed firmware upgrade on my GivEnergy kit. I then found out GivEnergy were in administration and had dismissed all their support staff! None of the usual fixes to try and restore my inverter comms would work, and I looked everywhere, forums, GivEnergy youtube support videos - even AI couldn't figure it out. My installer was talking about huge sums for system replacements, and being vague / evasive about if they'd even install replacement GivEnergy inverter. Enter Solar Tech Support, reassuring and knowledgeable from the very start, I've learnt loads about my solar system though the friendly chat while my engineer worked as he diagnosed the problem and figured out a fix procedure that I've not found anywhere else - amazing . If you need solar system repairs - especially if you like me have been left high and dry by GivEnergy, I cannot recommend this company enough. Give them a call.
I sent a message on their website regarding a problem I have on my Givenergy system. Although not supplied by Ronald, I thought it was worth an email. Within the hour on a Saturday, he phoned and we discussed the problem. He logged in remotely and gave excellent advice. I'm too far away for his on-site help but he did diagnose the problem and was happy also to chat through my thoughts about an upcoming solar/battery install I'm planning. Great bloke.... if only he was nearer!
I have a GivEnergy system consisting of two batteries, two inverters and a controlling EMS (Energy Management System) which has not worked since Nov 2025. After six months I discovered Solar Tech Support, reached out to them and Ron phoned me back – how often do you get that service? Could not be more helpful – worked directly with me over the phone, outside what I would call normal working hours. Lucid explanations and we were able to discuss the issues and history using camera and email history. As this was a very rare setup, Ron was able to access an EMS expert in the field to confirm the solution. One sunny day in, I am now only paying for standing charge and a few pence for spikes in grid consumption while battery catches up with house demand.
When my GivEnergy system had an issue, I was completely left without support and had honestly lost all hope. Thankfully, I searched online and found Ron, which completely turned things around. After sending him a message, he responded incredibly fast and called me to assure me that he would get the problem fixed. I really admire his dedicated, supportive nature and his determination to find a solution. With this kind of outstanding attitude and customer service, he has absolutely secured a future customer in me.
Ron want out of is way to help, nothing was to much. He was very thorough in what he did Very knowledgeable I would highly recommend Ron and his company He did a fantastic job for me. if you have any problems, he'll do his best to help you out and resolve your problem. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them
Ron took me through a diagnostic to confirm my GivEnergy Inverter had a fault. A common one as it turns out with the AC Inverter. As GivEnergy is defunct there is no immediate fix, aside from sourcing 2nd hand replacement. It may be that a fix becomes available over the summer which would make a lot of GivEnergy customers happy (Again)
Contacted Ron with a problem and he sorted it out quickly with no problems at all. Very knowledgeable on anything solar/ batteries. I would recommend him to anyone
I've spoken to Ron a couple of times with issues with my Givenergy installation. Such a friendly knowledge guy very highly recommended. Thank you very much for resolving my issues
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.
After GivEnergy went into liquidation, just my luck, my battery started playing up (internal board crashed). Contacted my installer - not interested! Found Solar tech support on a Google search. Sooo glad I found this company! Ron is extremely helpful and has plenty of experience. He soon confirmed what the fault was, and helped me to get my system up and running again. Now moved my GivEnergy account to Solar tech support, and will definitely use again if I have more issues. Unusual to find such a helpful company in these times, no morons reading scripts, just direct contact with the engineer.
Contacted Solar Tech Support when trying to understand what my Givenergy inverter problem might be and what might be my options. Received good/honest advise which backed up my thoughts.
Ron is a super star. Two months ago my GivEnergy battery failed a firmware upgrade leaving it a brick. My installer couldn't/wouldn't fix it. GivEnergy couldn't/wouldn't fix it. Then they went into administration and all hope was lost. A flurry of emails later and Ron had diagnosed the fault (failed USB flash drive, something I'd suspected) and talked me through resolving it. Two months of nothing resolved in about 3 hours. It's great to work with someone who pays attention to the details, knows that they're doing (not just following a script) and gets stuff sorted without a fuss or up-charging.
I can add to the list of customers who had already 'given up' on GivEnergy due to their appalling customer service, and that was before they went into administration (their Trustpilot reviews don't lie!). So you can imagine my desperation when, having changed my ISP and my Inverter, predictably, proving to be the only device that didn't connect automatically to my new network, I found zero prospect of any customer support with GivEnergy having called in the administrators just five days earlier! The salvation came from Solar Tech Support. My IT advisor stumbled across their web site and some very helpful tips for beleaguered GivEnergy customers, as well as an offer to provide direct assistance. Nothing ventured, I decided to drop them an E-Mail, with very low expectations based on my experience of GivEnergy customer support. Within an hour Ron had responded with some pin point advice, and after a few exchanges of E-Mails he had nailed the problem, enabling the combined efforts of my IT advisor and solar installer to resolve it and reconnect my Inverter. Thank you Solar Tech Support, and Ron in particular, for coming to the aid of a deserted and despondent GivEnergy customer. Expert, razor sharp advice and first class customer service, even though I wasn't officially a customer.
This company are a rare gem, I had a very unusual problem following a failed firmware upgrade on my GivEnergy kit. I then found out GivEnergy were in administration and had dismissed all their support staff! None of the usual fixes to try and restore my inverter comms would work, and I looked everywhere, forums, GivEnergy youtube support videos - even AI couldn't figure it out. My installer was talking about huge sums for system replacements, and being vague / evasive about if they'd even install replacement GivEnergy inverter. Enter Solar Tech Support, reassuring and knowledgeable from the very start, I've learnt loads about my solar system though the friendly chat while my engineer worked as he diagnosed the problem and figured out a fix procedure that I've not found anywhere else - amazing . If you need solar system repairs - especially if you like me have been left high and dry by GivEnergy, I cannot recommend this company enough. Give them a call.
I sent a message on their website regarding a problem I have on my Givenergy system. Although not supplied by Ronald, I thought it was worth an email. Within the hour on a Saturday, he phoned and we discussed the problem. He logged in remotely and gave excellent advice. I'm too far away for his on-site help but he did diagnose the problem and was happy also to chat through my thoughts about an upcoming solar/battery install I'm planning. Great bloke.... if only he was nearer!
The four things every GivEnergy owner needs to know
If you only read one section of this page, read this. The rest is detail.
Portal, app, third-party API — all stopped. With GivEnergy Software Ltd in administration, the cloud is not coming back in its previous form.
They run on local firmware. Solar charging, battery discharge, EPS backup, BMS safety — all of it still works, exactly as before, with zero cloud connection.
Free local-monitoring app from the team behind STS. Talks to your inverter over modbus. Live values, schedules, fault flags. sentinel.solar — install in fifteen minutes.
Even with the GivEnergy cloud entirely gone, STS engineers can diagnose, configure and fix your system remotely. Free remote diagnostic, no fix no fee.
What your GivEnergy system still does without any cloud
The GivEnergy hardware is not a cloud device. Cloud closure does not stop any of these — they run on local firmware and the inverter's own clock.
Panels generate, inverter converts, battery charges from solar surplus. Pure local logic — no cloud signal required to decide when to charge from PV.
When the house draws power and there is no solar, the battery discharges. Local feedback loop via the CT clamp on your incoming meter — entirely cloud-independent.
On a grid outage the inverter switches to EPS mode and supplies the EPS sub-circuit from the battery. Hard-wired logic — works whether or not the cloud ever existed.
Any charge window you previously set (e.g. 02:30–05:30 cheap-rate grid charge) runs from the inverter's internal clock. Already-saved schedules continue indefinitely.
The battery management system monitors cells, temperatures and balancing on-board. It will safely shut the battery down if anything goes wrong — cloud or no cloud.
Install Sentinel and you get monitoring, scheduling, and engineer access back — all over local modbus.
The features the GivEnergy cloud used to provide — and how Sentinel restores them
Everything the GivEnergy cloud did that genuinely mattered, Sentinel does locally. Below is the one-to-one mapping.
Cloud: gone. Sentinel: live values, SOC tracking, generation/consumption history — accessible from any device on your home network.
Cloud: gone. Sentinel: logs locally and shows generation, consumption and battery history from the moment you install it. No paid tier required.
Cloud: gone. Sentinel: full schedule editor, charge-window control, mode-switching — all over local modbus, no cloud round-trip.
Cloud: gone. Sentinel: exposes a local API for integration tools. Smart-tariff price-following requires Predbat (see below) for full agile-tariff optimisation.
Cloud: gone. STS provides independent diagnostic + repair support over Sentinel's modbus path. Same coverage, no cloud needed.
No further hardware warranties will be honoured by GivEnergy Ltd. Alternative routes (installer cover, Section 75, MCS Consumer Code) may still apply — see warranty and installer-gone-bust.
How to get back online — without the GivEnergy cloud
Sentinel is the path everyone should take first. Free, fast, no commitment. From the day GivEnergy's cloud closed to live local monitoring takes about fifteen minutes.
Open sentinel.solar and download the installer for your platform — Mac, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, or NAS. Sentinel is small and runs in the background.
Open sentinel.solarStandard install — no GivEnergy account required, no signup. Sentinel asks for permission to scan your home network for your inverter (modbus discovery happens automatically).
Sentinel auto-discovers your GivEnergy hardware on the local network. You confirm and you are live — live values, schedules, fault flags, all back in one place.
What STS does that Sentinel alone cannot
Sentinel restores monitoring. STS restores the engineering brain. Both run over the same modbus channel — install Sentinel first, then book us when something is broken.
We connect over Sentinel's modbus path, read live values, settings, fault history. We tell you what is wrong, what to do, and the cost (if any) — before you commit.
Book a diagnosticMany faults are configuration, schedule, or firmware — fixable in the same diagnostic session. We charge a small remote-fix fee only if we resolve the fault. No fix, no fee.
Genuine hardware faults need a site visit. We quote in writing first — no surprises. Independent of all installers, work covered by our own engineering reports.
From £10/month. An engineer watching your system, catching faults early, on-call when needed. Particularly worth having now manufacturer support has gone.
See the PlanFor owners who want more than Sentinel covers
Sentinel is the right answer for the vast majority of owners. If you fall into a specific power-user category, here are the dedicated alternatives.
Predbat is a separate hardware product — an in-home display that ties into your inverter and runs full agile-tariff optimisation (Octopus Agile, Flux, daily price-following). If you want a dedicated screen in the kitchen and active price-following without setting up Home Assistant, Predbat is the polished option. Sentinel covers monitoring + scheduling; Predbat layers agile-tariff intelligence on top.
If you already run Home Assistant or are happy to, several open-source projects expose GivEnergy hardware over local protocols and let you build any monitoring or automation you want. More work to set up than Sentinel or Predbat — but free, infinitely customisable, and a good fit for serious tinkerers.
Three things to know about the wider GivEnergy situation
The cloud closure is the immediate problem — these are the secondary questions you might be asking next.
Direct claims against GivEnergy Ltd will not succeed. Routes that may still produce a result: installer workmanship cover, IBG, Section 75, MCS Consumer Code. Each route has its own evidence requirements.
Warranty routesGivEnergy Ltd entered administration on 9 April 2026 (Companies House 11571089). The full verifiable record, with primary-source citations, lives on our administration page.
Administration factsSTS sources compatible replacement components from independent suppliers — refurbished GivEnergy units and equivalent third-party hardware. Most failures are repairable rather than replaceable, which we confirm in the free remote diagnostic.
Anything beyond the cloud — battery not charging, fault codes, EPS not working, inverter not turning on — is a hardware diagnostic, not a cloud issue. Start with the full troubleshooting pillar to find the right diagnostic page.
Full troubleshooting guideGivEnergy cloud closure — frequently asked questions
Install Sentinel first, then book a free diagnostic
The cloud is gone. Your hardware works. Sentinel restores monitoring locally, and an STS engineer connects through the same modbus channel to diagnose anything that goes wrong — no GivEnergy portal access required. Free remote diagnostic, pay only if STS resolves your fault.
- Independent of GivEnergy — no commercial conflict
- Modbus diagnostic — no portal required, no cloud needed
- No fix, no fee on remote diagnostics
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