Unit subs · bought nationwide
Unit Substations Buyers
Close-coupled primary, transformer and secondary assemblies from industrial plants. We pay upfront and cover the freight, rigging and teardown ourselves.
- Paid before pickup
- No testing required
- Freight and rigging covered
- Any amperage, any condition
Quote Unit Substations
Send a nameplate photo and receive a firm number, usually the same day. There is no obligation.
Funds change hands before a single section leaves your property. There is no consignment and no waiting on a downstream resale.
You are never asked to test, energize, clean or repair the gear. Our team evaluates it from the nameplate photos and our own inspection.
Lowboys, flatbeds, cribbing, section separation and permits are billed to us. That cost is already priced into the offer you receive.
Disconnection coordination, dismantling, rigging out of the electrical room and loading are performed by our crews at our expense.
What we look for in unit substations
A unit substation is a complete assembly: a primary incoming section, a transformer, and a secondary distribution section, all close-coupled as one lineup. We buy the whole assembly, and if it has to come out in one piece we will take it that way and separate the sections at our own yard.
These assemblies are everywhere in older industrial plants, and they are routinely left standing during a demolition because nobody on site wants to deal with separating the transformer from the switchgear sections. That separation work is part of our purchase, at our cost, and it is one of the main reasons sellers call us instead of a scrapper.
Indoor and outdoor units alike, at primary voltages from 2.4kV through 34.5kV. Both the primary switch or breaker section and the secondary switchgear or switchboard section are valued as part of the lot.
| Configurations | Close-coupled or separated sections |
|---|---|
| Primary voltages | 2.4kV through 34.5kV |
| Secondary | 480V and 208V switchgear or switchboard sections |
| Location | Indoor and outdoor |
| Separation work | Performed by us at our cost |
| Demolition sites | We remove assemblies left in place. |
Quote Unit Substations
Nameplate photo gets the fastest number.
Selling process
Send photos
The nameplate plus one wide shot down the front of the lineup. If the gear is still installed, a photo showing the room and the door path helps us plan the rigging.
Get a firm offer
Usually same-day. Cash, not contingent on resale.
We remove it
Our crew, our equipment, our freight. You do not lift anything or hire anybody.
You get paid first
Payment lands before anything leaves your property.
Other equipment classes we buy
Distribution equipment, nothing else
Low Voltage Switchgear
600V class drawout and fixed-mounted lineups pulled from indoor electrical rooms.
Medium Voltage Switchgear
5kV and 15kV class metal-clad lineups with vacuum or air breakers, indoor and outdoor.
Switchboards
Front-accessible service entrance and distribution switchboards from commercial buildings.
Motor Control Centers
MCC lineups with starter buckets, VFDs and combination starters from plants and utilities.
Circuit Breakers
Loose air, vacuum, insulated case and molded case breakers, individually or by the pallet.
Panelboards
Distribution and branch panelboards, loadcenters and column panels in bulk lots.
Outdoor Switchgear
Walk-in and non-walk-in weatherproof enclosures, pad-mounted and skid-mounted lineups.
Arc-Resistant Switchgear
Type 2B arc-resistant lineups with plenums and pressure relief, low and medium voltage.
Metal-Clad Switchgear
Compartmentalized drawout medium voltage gear with grounded metal barriers between sections.
Bus Plugs and Busway
Plug-in and feeder busway runs, elbows, tees and bus plugs from industrial ceilings.
Switchgear Scrap
Burned, gutted, flooded and unrepairable gear bought for copper and metal content.
By amperage and manufacturer
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Amp ratings
Manufacturers
- Square D
- General Electric (GE)
- Eaton
- Cutler-Hammer
- Siemens
- ABB
- Westinghouse
- Allen-Bradley
- Federal Pacific
- Challenger
- Schneider Electric
- Powell Industries
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Toshiba
- Russelectric
- ASCO
- Zenith Controls
- S&C Electric
States
Unit Substations: common questions
Straight answers
Do you buy unit substations in any condition?
Yes. Performed by us at our cost We do not require testing, cleaning or repairs.
How do you decide what to offer?
Amperage, voltage class, manufacturer, bus material, breaker type and overall condition, weighed against what that specific combination is worth on the resale market right now.
Who handles removal?
We do, at our cost. That includes disconnection coordination, teardown, section separation, rigging, permits and freight.
How fast can you pick up?
Usually within a week or two of agreeing on a price, and faster if you have a hard deadline like a demolition date or a lease expiration.
Selling unit substations?
One section or a full lineup. Call or text.
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Unit Substations anywhere in the United States.