Ohio · Statewide
Ohio Electrical Equipment Buyers
We purchase switchgear, generators, transformers, substations, panelboards, breakers, MCCs and copper cable across Ohio, and we perform the de-energized removal ourselves.
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.
- State
- Ohio
- Cities
- 102
- Utilities
- AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, Duke Energy
- Corridors
- I-70, I-71, I-75, I-77 and I-80
- Offer
- Same business day
- Phone
- 954-740-1983
Process
How Ohio jobs actually run
Utility territory matters here more than most owners expect: AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio each have their own disconnect and metering process, and the sequence of who de-energizes what is usually the longest lead item on the schedule.
Freight is the other half. We route Ohio work along I-70, I-71, I-75, I-77 and I-80, which is what keeps trailer and crew cost predictable on a quote instead of padded.
Ohio is the single busiest state on this site, and it is not close. The steel corridor from Cleveland through Youngstown and down to Steubenville runs arc furnace and rolling mill electrical systems at voltages most contractors never see, and when a line comes down the substation transformers, medium-voltage switchgear and bus duct come out as one lot. Add the glass and automotive plants around Toledo, the Honda supplier network across the central part of the state, the chemical operations along the Ohio River, and the Columbus data center build-out that keeps retiring perfectly serviceable switchgear on upgrade cycles. FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio standardization programs release pad-mount and substation transformers in quantity. Our crews run I-71 and I-77 constantly, so Ohio freight almost never changes an offer.
Primary hubs
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo and Dayton — but coverage is statewide, including rural substation and mine sites.
Equipment
What we buy in Ohio
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 breakerBus 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 runsElectrical 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 AGenerators
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 gasTransformers
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 MVAPanelboards & 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 AWire & 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 MCMCircuit 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 framesMotor 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 sectionsSubstations
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 MVARComplete 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 scopeCoverage
All 102 Ohio cities we cover
Other desks
Buyer desks
Common questions
Ohio questions
How do you handle transformer oil in Ohio?
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 Ohio and nothing gets dumped — the handling cost is already in the offer.
When do we get paid?
Before the equipment leaves your Ohio 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 Ohio equipment on what our technicians and the replacement market say it is worth.
Are you insured to work inside our Ohio 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 Ohio. We also complete vendor onboarding, background checks and site-specific safety orientation on request.
Can you work nights, weekends or during a shutdown in Ohio?
Regularly. Most electrical removals happen outside production hours because that is when circuits can be released. Night, weekend, holiday and turnaround windows in Ohio are normal scheduling for us, not a premium service.
Equipment sitting in Ohio?
Send photos or a list. We reply the same business day.