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Industrial Electrical Equipment Buyer for University at Buffalo, NY Facilities
The electrical equipment in a decommissioned University at Buffalo facility is almost always worth more than a scrap yard will tell you. Medium-voltage breakers, copper-wound transformers, obsolete bus plugs and current-production panelboard interiors all resell into a working replacement market. We pay against that market and subtract our removal cost openly instead of burying it in the number.
New York · statewide- Location
- University at Buffalo, NY
- State
- New York
- Utilities
- Con Edison, National Grid, NYSEG
- Offer
- Same business day
- Payment
- Before load-out
- Phone
- 954-740-1983
Plate 01
Buying electrical equipment in University at Buffalo
Coverage in University at Buffalo is run off our New York routing along I-87, I-90, I-95, the LIE and the Cross Bronx. Coordination with Con Edison, National Grid, NYSEG, LIPA on clearances, metering removal and final disconnect is part of the scope, not a change order. Manhattan building renovations mean busway risers, meter stacks and switchboards removed through freight elevators on overnight dock windows, while upstate paper, steel and chemical plant closures release full substations.
Paperwork travels with the job: a certificate of insurance naming your entity, a W-9, a signed purchase agreement listing every asset and its price, oil test and disposal manifests where transformers are in scope, and weight tickets or a bill of lading for what leaves the University at Buffalo site. Maintenance, EHS and accounting each get the document they need.
Plate 02
What we buy in University at Buffalo
Fourteen categories. We buy every one of them at University at Buffalo sites.
Electrical Switchgear
Low and medium voltage, indoor and outdoor
480 V – 38 kV, up to 5,000 AGenerators
Standby, prime and mobile sets
100 kW – 3 MW diesel and gasTransformers
Pad-mount, dry-type, substation, unit
75 kVA – 50 MVABus Plugs
Fusible switch and circuit-breaker plugs
30 A – 1,200 A fusible and breakerBus Duct & Busway
Feeder and plug-in, copper and aluminum
225 A – 5,000 A runsPanelboards & Switchboards
Panelboards, switchboards, distribution
100 A – 4,000 AWire & Cable
Copper and aluminum, new and reclaimed
#12 AWG – 1,000 MCMLoad Banks
Resistive and reactive, portable and permanent
100 kW – 3 MW resistiveCircuit Breakers
Molded case, insulated case, air, vacuum
15 A – 6,000 A framesMotor Control Centers
Low and medium voltage MCCs
MCC line-ups, buckets, VFD sectionsSubstations
Up to 138 kV primary
Complete unit and station substationsTransfer Switches
Automatic, manual, bypass-isolation
100 A – 4,000 A ATSCapacitors & Power Quality
Fixed and automatic capacitor banks
50 kVAR – 10 MVARComplete Plant Lots
One deal, one crew, one number
Whole-facility electrical scopePlate 03
What drives the number
Transformer oil is the item sellers in University at Buffalo worry about most, and fairly so. We test it, drain it, manifest it through licensed handlers and hand you the documentation. PCB-suspect units are handled under their own waste profile. The cost of that handling is already inside the offer, so nothing surprises you after the fact.
| Input | Detail |
|---|---|
| Condition | Working, retired, water-damaged, or already dismantled |
| Support | Are breakers and parts still available for this line-up? |
| Copper | Windings, bus bar and cable weight |
| Access | Rigging path, crane need, dock reality at the University at Buffalo site |
| Freight | I-87, I-90, I-95, the LIE and the Cross Bronx |
Plate 04
Safety and documentation
Safety is scope, not a brochure page. Crews working in University at Buffalo operate to NFPA 70E for arc-flash boundaries and PPE, follow OSHA 1910.147 lockout and tagout with our own locks and written procedures, and hold a daily job safety analysis before the first bolt turns. We do not energize, test or operate your equipment — isolation is verified with your electrician before we touch anything.
Paper you receive
Certificate of insurance before we mobilize, a written itemized offer, a signed bill of sale, and load documentation for every trailer. If your compliance team needs something specific, ask before we schedule.
Plate 05
Nearby cities and buyer desks
Nearby New York coverage — crews serving University at Buffalo also run to:
Plate 06
University at Buffalo questions
Do you provide documentation for surplus property or audit records?
Yes. Itemized purchase agreements, weight tickets, bills of lading, oil disposal manifests and recycling documentation are standard on University at Buffalo purchases. Public agencies and audited facilities get the paperwork their process requires without having to ask twice.
Do you actually buy electrical equipment in University at Buffalo, or just broker it?
We buy it. Industrial Electrical Buyer is the purchaser of record — we fund the purchase, send our own crews to University at Buffalo to disconnect and load, and take title when the equipment leaves your dock. There is no third party behind us waiting to approve the price.
What is the smallest job you will take in University at Buffalo?
A single transformer, one switchgear section, a pallet of bus plugs or a few boxes of breakers is worth a call. Because we route crews across New York continuously, small University at Buffalo pickups usually get added to an existing run rather than priced as a dedicated trip.
How fast can you get to a University at Buffalo site?
Written offers go out the same business day in nearly every case. After acceptance, typical mobilization to University at Buffalo is a few business days for a straightforward removal and one to two weeks for a full plant scope that needs phasing, rigging plans or utility coordination.
Do we have to disconnect the equipment before you arrive?
No. We handle removal. Your electrician or the utility performs the final isolation and we verify it; from there our crews lock out, cut and cap cable at the gland, unbolt the sections, skate them out and load them. If the University at Buffalo room is still partly live we phase the work.
How do you handle transformer oil in University at Buffalo?
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 University at Buffalo and nothing gets dumped — the handling cost is already in the offer.
Form 1 — Request for 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 or text 954-740-1983
Email an asset list to electricalequipmentbuyers@gmail.com
Mon–Sat, 7am–7pm ET. We never resell your contact information.
Electrical equipment in University at Buffalo?
Photos of the nameplates are enough to start. Written offer the same business day.