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PJM Capacity and What It Means for Ohio Industry
A working guide for Ohio sellers: what decides the number and how the unit leaves.
What we buy
What we buy here
PJM Capacity and What It Means for Ohio Industry comes up on almost every site visit, and the answers are usually simpler than the question suggests. A short conversation at the start saves an argument at the gate, and the argument is the expensive part. Every county in Ohio has a slightly different way of doing things, and a buyer who works statewide learns them all.
If you do only one thing, photograph the nameplate and the cabinet in good light. The best outcome is a unit that leaves the site and turns up somewhere useful, and that happens more often than people expect. The order of work is always the same: look, measure, test, agree, lift, pay.
Who we buy from
Six kinds of seller, one desk
- Recyclers
- Electrical contractors
- Equipment dealers
- End users
- Demo contractors
- Distributors
Fast offers
A nameplate photo is usually enough to price a unit the same day.
Dedicated logistics
We arrange the crane, the permits and the flatbed, not you.
No broker fees
You are dealing with the buyer, so nothing is shaved off the offer.
How it works
Six steps from your yard to the money
- 01
Take pictures
The nameplate, the cabinet interior and the tank in daylight. Three photographs are usually enough to place a unit in the right class and the right price band.
- 02
Send them to us
The form on this page, a text or an email all reach the same desk. Include the city, the access and any deadline the site is working to.
- 03
Review the offer
A buyer reads the photographs, asks one or two questions and sends a written offer with the assumptions stated, so nothing changes on the day.
- 04
We schedule freight
Crane, flatbed and permits are booked around your access. You get a date and a window, and we carry the cost of getting it right.
- 05
Testing on arrival
Winding resistance, megger and turns ratio, plus oil analysis where the unit is liquid filled. The results decide the final number, and you see them.
- 06
Get paid
Payment is released on the agreed terms once the unit is received and tested, by check or ACH. No retention, no sixty-day terms.
What we handle for you
The parts sellers dread, done for you
Rigging
Crane and forklift arranged around your access, not the other way round.
Oil containment
Bunds, absorbent and disposal handled before the unit moves.
Bill of sale
A clean title document for your records, signed on collection.
PCB paperwork
Pre-1979 units get the testing and the manifest they need.
Guide
The basics
PJM runs a capacity market that pays for availability rather than for energy, and the obligation follows the load. A plant with on-site generation can sometimes reduce its capacity obligation, which changes the value of the generator and its transformer. The rules are complex and change with each auction, so the current tariff governs.
A transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses. A plant engineer who knows the fault history is worth more than a file of invoices.
Where transformers enter
A generator step-up transformer is part of the capacity resource, and its rating affects how much capacity can be offered. A plant that curtails load during peaks may need less transformer capacity, which can make a unit surplus. A plant that adds load may need more, which is where a used unit becomes useful.
The difference between a good and a bad purchase is usually information rather than luck. A quick decision is a kindness when the unit is standing in the way of a project.
For a seller
A transformer that is no longer needed for capacity is a transformer that can leave the site. The paperwork should show that the asset is released from the resource, which is usually a corporate decision rather than an engineering one.
For a buyer
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Get an offer in minutes
Five fields and a phone number is all we need to start. We reply the same business day, and a firm number follows the nameplate photo.
(614) 715-3047or send the form and we will call you.
Questions
What sellers ask before they call
Equipment types
Does pjm capacity and what it means for ohio industry change what a transformer is worth?
A transformer that is no longer needed for capacity is a transformer that can leave the site. The paperwork should show that the asset is released from the resource, which is usually a corporate decision rather than an engineering one.
Service area
Where does a seller start with pjm capacity and what it means for ohio industry?
A plant with on-site generation can sometimes reduce its capacity obligation, which changes the value of the generator and its transformer. A seller who sends four photographs at the start usually gets a decision the same day.
Payment
Is pjm capacity and what it means for ohio industry part of what a buyer checks on site?
A unit coming out of a capacity-constrained plant is usually well maintained, because the plant was paid to be available. A unit coming out of a capacity-constrained plant is usually well maintained, because the plant was paid to be available.
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