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A fluorescent boron‐dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dye (PM567) was explored as suitable active material for an all organic symmetric non-aqueous RFB. A theoretical cell potential of 2.32 V was predicted from CV experiments. It was found that the oxidized and reduced, PM567 does not remain intact; however, the products of bulk electrolysis evolved over time to show stable redox behavior, making the dye a precursor for the active species of an RFB. In a separate study, we hypothesized that the redox properties of an environmentally damaging organic dye, methylene blue, make it suitable for use in the electrolyte solutions of aqueous redox flow batteries. Electrochemical analyses of aqueous methylene blue solutions established the dye as a pH tunable, two‐electron redox transfer agent with fast transfer kinetics, motivating the recycling of dye- containing wastewater as the basis for flow battery electrolyte solutions. 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