Six states · Direct buyer · No brokers
We Buy Industrial Electrical Equipment Across The Northeast
We buy switchgear, bus plugs and bus duct, generators, transformers, substations, panelboards, wire and cable, breakers and motor control centers — then we send our own crews to take it out. One written offer, one company, payment before the trailer leaves your yard.
Same-day written offer
Get a Written Offer
Send the asset list, or just describe what is in the room. We come back the same business day with a written, itemized offer.
Faster: call 954-740-1983
Email an asset list to electricalequipmentbuyers@gmail.com
Mon–Sat, 7am–7pm ET. We never resell your contact information.
- Offer
- Same business day
- Payment
- Before load-out
- Removal
- Our crews, our rigging
- Insurance
- COI on request
- Coverage
- Six Northeast states
- Desk
- 954-740-1983
Why sellers call us
One company writes the offer and does the work
Most people who call us are at one of two moments: a capital upgrade just got approved and the old gear has to disappear before the new line-up lands, or a demolition contractor has asked who is taking the electrical scope. Either way the problem is the same — the equipment has value, but only if somebody will price it honestly and then actually show up with rigging.
We are that somebody. We are the buyer, not a broker shopping your list around. We write an itemized offer, we schedule around your outage window, our crews perform the de-energized removal, and we pay before the load leaves the property.
What we do not do
We do not work energized equipment. We do not quote a number and then discover reasons to reduce it on load-out day. We do not leave a room half-stripped because the copper ran out before the steel did.
Equipment
What we buy
Bus Plugs
Fusible and circuit-breaker bus plugs by the unit or by the pallet — 30 A through 1,200 A, all major busway systems, any vintage.
30 A – 1,200 A fusible and breaker
Bus Duct & Busway
Plug-in and feeder busway runs, elbows, tees, end boxes and cable-tap sections — copper or aluminum, 225 A through 5,000 A, removed by our own crews.
225 A – 5,000 A runs
Electrical Switchgear
We buy low- and medium-voltage switchgear line-ups out of live plants, substations and buildings scheduled for demolition — metal-clad, metal-enclosed, drawout and fixed-mount.
480 V – 38 kV, up to 5,000 A
Generators
Diesel and natural-gas gensets from 100 kW through 3 MW — enclosed, open-skid, trailer-mounted and sub-base tank units, with or without their transfer switches.
100 kW – 3 MW diesel and gas
Transformers
Pad-mount, dry-type, cast-coil, unit substation and liquid-filled power transformers from 75 kVA through 50 MVA, including units still energized on the pad.
75 kVA – 50 MVA
Panelboards & Switchboards
Panelboards, switchboards, distribution panels, safety switches and disconnects — loaded with breakers or empty, one panel or a whole building's worth.
100 A – 4,000 A
Wire & Cable
Surplus and reclaimed copper and aluminum wire and cable — full spools, partial spools, off-spool coils and cable pulled out of cancelled jobs.
#12 AWG – 1,000 MCM
Circuit Breakers
Molded-case, insulated-case, low-voltage power and medium-voltage vacuum and air-magnetic breakers — single units, pallets and full sets pulled from a line-up.
15 A – 6,000 A frames
Motor Control Centers
Complete MCC line-ups, individual vertical sections, starter buckets and VFD sections — low voltage and medium voltage, any generation.
MCC line-ups, buckets, VFD sections
Substations
Complete unit substations and outdoor station equipment — primary switch, transformer, secondary switchgear, structures, bus and relaying, bought as one lot.
Complete unit and station substationsTransfer Switches
Automatic and manual transfer switches, bypass-isolation switches and paralleling gear, 100 A through 4,000 A, pulled with or without their generators.
100 A – 4,000 A ATSCapacitors & Power Quality
Fixed and automatically switched capacitor banks, harmonic filters, reactors and power-factor correction equipment, indoor and outdoor.
50 kVAR – 10 MVAR
Complete Plant Lots
When a plant closes, we buy the entire electrical scope as one lot — substation to receptacle — and we do the teardown and loading at our cost.
Whole-facility electrical scopeValuation
How the money works
Three inputs decide every number we write. Nothing else moves the needle much.
| Input | What it means | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Resale value | Is the line-up still supported, and can the next owner buy breakers and parts for it? | Largest single driver |
| Metal content | Copper windings, copper bus, aluminum enclosure and cable | The floor under every offer |
| Removal cost | Rigging, crane, phasing around live circuits, freight distance | Subtracted from the two above |
Two floors, never zero
Even gear that nobody wants to reuse has a scrap floor. The only jobs that end up costing an owner money are the ones where removal is genuinely harder than the metal is worth — a basement vault with no crane access, for instance. We tell you that in writing on day one instead of discovering it later.
Equipment index
Find your equipment by name
11 buyer desks, each with its own regional page and city coverage.
Electrical Bus Plug Buyers
Fusible and circuit-breaker bus plugs by the unit or the pallet — 30 A through 1,200 A, every major busway system, obsolete styles especially.
30 A – 1,200 A fusible and breaker plugsElectrical Bus Duct Buyers
Plug-in and feeder busway runs, elbows, tees, risers and end boxes — copper or aluminum bus, 225 A through 5,000 A.
225 A – 5,000 A, copper and aluminum busElectrical Buyers
We are direct electrical buyers: we purchase the equipment, send our own crews to take it out, and pay before the trailer leaves your dock.
Switchgear, transformers, generators, substations, panels, cableElectrical Switchgear Buyers
Low- and medium-voltage switchgear line-ups, switchboards and the drawout breakers inside them — bought as complete structures or section by section.
480 V – 38 kV, up to 5,000 AElectrical Generator Buyers
Diesel and natural-gas generator sets from 100 kW through 3 MW, running or not, with or without their transfer switches and paralleling gear.
100 kW – 3 MW diesel and natural gasElectrical Transformer Buyers
Liquid-filled and dry-type transformers from 75 kVA through 50 MVA — pad-mount, unit substation, cast coil, station class and specialty units, oil handling included.
75 kVA – 50 MVA, oil-filled and dry-typeElectrical Equipment Buyers
Surplus, retired and demolition-recovered electrical equipment of every description — quoted as single items or as a complete plant lot.
Single items through complete plant lotsElectrical Panel Buyers
Panelboards, switchboards, distribution panels and their interiors — including obsolete interiors that no distributor stocks.
100 A – 4,000 A panelboards and switchboardsElectrical Wire and Cable Buyers
Copper and aluminum feeder cable, medium-voltage shielded cable, tray and control wire, full reels and recovered runs.
#12 AWG – 1,000 MCM, copper and aluminumCircuit Breaker Buyers
Molded-case, insulated-case, air-magnetic and vacuum circuit breakers — single units, pallets and full spares rooms.
15 A – 6,000 A, LV through 38 kVMotor Control Center Buyers
NEMA and IEC motor control centers, individual sections and the starter buckets, drives and soft starts inside them.
NEMA and IEC, 480 V – 7.2 kVSectors
Where the equipment comes from
Manufacturing Plants
Line consolidations, plant closures and equipment upgrades leave switchgear, MCCs and panelboards behind. We buy the whole electrical scope and pull it out around your production schedule.
Data Centers
Refreshes and decommissions in white space produce switchgear, panelboards, PDUs and gensets in unusually good condition. We buy the electrical side of the room.
Hospitals & Healthcare
Essential electrical system upgrades free up gensets, ATS units, isolated power panels and switchgear. We remove without disturbing patient care.
Utilities & Substations
Retired substations, storm-replacement stock and standardization programs leave transformers, breakers and structures for disposition. We buy whole stations.
Commercial Buildings
Office towers, retail centers and mixed-use buildings under renovation or demolition carry switchboards, panelboard stacks and panel stacks worth buying.
Electrical Contractors
Cancelled jobs, change orders and over-ordered material tie up cash in your warehouse. We buy the surplus at above-scrap prices and clear the racks.
Coverage
Major metros
Every one of the 1,370 cities we cover has its own page. These are the ones we route through most often.
Reading
Field notes
Written for the engineer who has to justify the number, not for a search engine.
What paperwork you should receive when equipment leaves your site
Bills of sale, weight tickets, certificates of recycling, manifests for regulated material, and why chain of custody protects the seller.
ComplianceTen questions that separate real buyers from brokers
Insurance, licensing, references, payment timing, removal capability and recycling documentation — a practical checklist for vetting an equipment buyer.
ProcessRenewable energy equipment is entering the used market in volume
Repowering, inverter replacement and collector substation upgrades on solar and wind sites, and what the resulting surplus is worth.
SectorsRefinery electrical surplus: hazardous-area equipment has its own market
Turnaround-driven replacement, classified-area enclosures, medium-voltage motor control and why refinery equipment sells to a specific buyer pool.
SectorsAutomation retrofits are quietly generating a lot of surplus gear
Conveyor and sortation upgrades, lighting retrofits and service expansions in distribution facilities, and the electrical equipment they displace.
SectorsCampus electrical projects run on a summer clock
How school districts and universities time electrical upgrades, what equipment comes out, and why the summer window changes the economics of a sale.
SectorsAre obsolete bus plugs really worth anything?
They are often worth more than current production. When a plug style is discontinued, every plant still running that busway has no new-supply option, so the used market is the only market. Discontinued Westinghouse, ITE and Bulldog styles are good examples.
Do you buy single plugs?
Yes, though a single low-amperage plug is usually added to an existing route rather than picked up on its own. Pallets and spares-room clean-outs are ideal.
Do the plugs need to be tested?
No. We evaluate condition on receipt — stabs, interlock, handle and interior. Photos of the label and the stab side are enough for a written offer.
Can you pull plugs off a live busway run?
Plugs are removed after the run is de-energized and verified. If the busway must stay in service, we take only the plugs on released circuits and phase the rest.
Will you buy the busway too?
Yes, and taking the run and the plugs together usually improves both numbers because it is one mobilization and one lot.
Have a list? We will price it today.
Send nameplate photos or a spreadsheet. We reply with a written, itemized offer the same business day.