Madison, WI · Electrical Transformer Buyers
We Buy Transformers in Madison, WI
We purchase transformers throughout Madison and the surrounding Wisconsin market. That includes equipment still energized and scheduled for replacement, equipment already isolated after a shutdown, and whole electrical rooms coming out of a building change. We buy it and we remove it — one offer, one crew, one certificate of insurance.
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 CT. We never resell your contact information.
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Desk
- Electrical Transformer Buyers
- Ratings
- 75 kVA – 50 MVA, oil-filled and dry-ty
- Offer
- Same business day
- Payment
- Before load-out
- Phone
- 954-740-1983
This city
Transformers buyers serving Madison
Our Wisconsin routing runs along I-94, I-43, I-41 and I-39, which keeps crew and trailer cost predictable for Madison projects. Coordination with We Energies, Alliant Energy, Wisconsin Public Service, Xcel on clearances, metering removal and final disconnect is part of the scope, not a change order.
If the Madison equipment is still carrying load we phase it — dead sections and spares first, distribution as circuits are released, the main line-up on the final clearance. The phasing is written into the offer so nobody improvises in an energized room at two in the morning.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ratings | 75 kVA – 50 MVA, oil-filled and dry-type |
| Scope | Pad-mount, dry-type, cast coil, substation |
| Nameplates | ABB, General Electric, Square D, Eaton, Cooper, Howard, Federal Pacific, Siemens, Waukesha, Kuhlman, Westinghouse, Delta Star, Pennsylvania Transformer, Hammond, Acme |
| Condition | Working, retired, water-damaged or already dismantled |
| Minimum | One section, one unit, or a whole plant lot |
Equipment
What we take out of Madison sites
Liquid-filled pad-mount and station class
Oil-filled pad-mount and pole-mount units, loop-feed and radial, unit substations with their primary switching and secondary sections, and station-class power transformers with tap changers, radiators and conservators. Oil is tested for PCB content before anything moves, and the manifests come with your paperwork.
Dry-type and cast coil
Ventilated dry-type and cast-coil units from 15 kVA through 5 MVA, including 480 V to 208 V step-downs, K-rated units specified for harmonic loads, and drive isolation transformers. Dry-types move easily, resell quickly and generally carry a strong number relative to their weight.
Wisconsin specifics
Wisconsin equipment tends to be well maintained, which matters more than people expect — resale value is mostly a question of whether the next owner can still buy parts, and Wisconsin plants keep their documentation. The paper mills along the Fox River from Green Bay to Appleton run large motor and drive installations that get rebuilt rather than abandoned, so what comes out is genuinely serviceable. Milwaukee heavy machinery and controls manufacturing, the foundries around Racine and Kenosha, and the dairy processing plants spread across the southern half of the state all release motor control centers and dry-type transformers. We Energies has been converting generation and distribution steadily, which puts substation-grade gear into the market on a predictable schedule.
Nearby
Nearby and related
Nearby Wisconsin coverage — crews serving Madison also run to:
Common questions
Madison questions
How do you handle transformer oil in Madison?
Oil is tested, drained and manifested through licensed handlers, and you receive the documentation with your paperwork. PCB-suspect units go under a separate waste profile. Nothing is left on your pad in Madison and nothing gets dumped — the handling cost is already in the offer.
When do we get paid?
Before the equipment leaves your Madison dock. Wire, company check or cashier's check, whichever your accounting group prefers. On large phased projects we pay per load as it ships rather than holding everything until the end.
What if the equipment is old or has no test records?
We still quote it. Records raise the number — a NETA test report on a breaker or a transformer is the single document that most improves what we can pay — but their absence disqualifies nothing. We price Madison equipment on what our technicians and the replacement market say it is worth.
Are you insured to work inside our Madison facility?
Yes. We carry general liability, auto, workers' compensation and umbrella coverage, and we issue a certificate naming your entity as additional insured before crews mobilize to Madison. We also complete vendor onboarding, background checks and site-specific safety orientation on request.
Can you work nights, weekends or during a shutdown in Madison?
Regularly. Most electrical removals happen outside production hours because that is when circuits can be released. Night, weekend, holiday and turnaround windows in Madison are normal scheduling for us, not a premium service.
Transformers in Madison?
One call, one written offer, one crew. Payment before the trailer leaves.