Any condition, any size
Selling a Transformer in a Decommissioning
Units released by this situation bought across Ohio, with the removal and paperwork handled.
What we buy
What we buy here
decommissioning with a hard date gets a crew scheduled before the paperwork is finished, because the date does not move. Plants release units when a line is decommissioned, when a service is upgraded, and when a spare has sat long enough that nobody remembers why it was bought.
| What happens | A plant, a substation or a generating unit is taken out of service permanently and everything comes out in a defined sequence. |
|---|---|
| Deadline | the sequence is engineered, and the transformer is usually late in it |
| Paperwork | a decommissioning plan, an environmental clearance and a bill of sale |
| Buying note | Decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from. |
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.
Situation
What decommissioning means for a transformer
With decommissioning, the first question is not what the unit is worth but who can release it. A seller who sends four photographs at the start usually gets a decision the same day.
A buyer's first question is about the rating and the second is about the access, in that order. A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is.
The paperwork that has to be right
A high-impedance unit is specified by an engineer rather than chosen from a table, so the tag is the only reliable record. A utility upgrade produces the best-documented units in the state, because the utility has kept a record since installation.
A chain of custody that starts at the pad is easier to defend than one reconstructed later. A record kept for seven years is a record that answers the auditor's question before it is asked.
How the pickup runs
The same crew that loads the unit writes the condition notes the offer is based on, which keeps the story straight. A drive isolation transformer is specified by the drive manufacturer rather than by the plant, which is why the tag looks odd.
A mezzanine unit usually comes out in pieces or through a window, and both options need planning. A mobile substation without its protection package is a transformer on a trailer, and it is priced accordingly.
What to send us first
A decision made on a photograph is reversible; a decision made after the truck arrives is not. A decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from.
Common questions
Other situations we handle
Get started
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
Do you buy in a decommissioning situation?
Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. decommissioning can put a very large unit on the market with very little notice, and that is where a buyer with a truck earns their keep. A substation unit is a project rather than a purchase, and it should be planned like one.
Service area
Who signs the paperwork in a decommissioning?
If a unit is scrap, we will tell you it is scrap instead of dressing it up as something better. Nothing here needs a notary, though a municipal seller may want one, and we will meet that requirement. A purchase that finishes in a week is normal, and one that finishes in a day is a favour returned.
Payment
How fast can you move in a decommissioning?
There is no fee to look, no commission on the number, and no deduction invented after the truck is loaded. A mixed lot takes longer than a single unit because every tag has to be read, but it still moves in days rather than months. A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying.