New York State · high-voltage & utility desk
We buy surplus wire and cable across New York State.
Plants, utilities, line contractors, electrical contractors and warehouses sell us overstock, obsolete and removed cable — by the reel, the pallet or the truckload. Send the details and a buyer reviews the lot on construction, footage and condition, not just metal weight.
- Direct buyer review — construction, footage and condition
- 69 kV to 345 kV transmission and substation material
- Copper and aluminum, new surplus to removed
- Reels, pallets and truckloads statewide
Request a wire quote
Six details are enough to start. Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by email or text.
Prefer to talk? 614-715-3047 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com
01 / Priority cluster
High-voltage and utility material
Transmission conductor, substation wire, pipe-type and paper cable, and the voltage classes from 69 kV to 345 kV. This is the material the desk was built around.
Transmission line cable buyers in New York
Phase conductor, shield wire, jumpers, guy strand and structure grounding — the whole line bill of materials.
Open pageHigh voltageACSR conductor buyers in New York
Linnet, Hawk, Dove, Drake and larger ACSR — tagged drums, cut lengths and reconductor surplus.
Open pageHigh voltageSubstation wire and bus buyers in New York
Station service, control cable, transformer leads, grounding and rigid bus from New York substation work.
Open pageHigh voltageOPGW fiber buyers in New York
Optical ground wire on reels — fiber count, drum length and test traces rather than scrap weight.
Open pageHigh voltage345 kV cable buyers in New York
Bundled 345 kV overhead conductor and New York City HPFF pipe cable, priced on documentation.
Open pageHigh voltageUtility surplus conductor buyers in New York
Tagged drums, part reels and retired sizes written off utility stores across New York State.
Open page02 / The material
Reels, cut lengths and everything between
Photographs from the yard: cable stored outdoors, in warehouses and on the truck. What we buy looks like this — not a catalog.
03 / Coverage
Where we buy in New York
Nine regions, all 62 counties. Regional pages carry the local industry picture, access realities and their own questions.
New York City & Long Island
The densest underground cable network in the country, wrapped around the country's most expensive construction market. Paper-insulated lead-covered cable, pipe-type feeders and network distribution cable all leave projects here.
Open page5 city pagesHudson Valley
A corridor of transmission lines, cement plants, hospitals, campuses and commuter-rail infrastructure — with heavy construction running the length of it.
Open page5 city pagesCapital Region
Government buildings, a semiconductor fab, a legacy electrical manufacturing base and one of the state's busiest utility construction markets, all within forty miles.
Open page4 city pagesNorth Country
Hydro generation, aluminum smelting, paper, a military installation and a border manufacturing corridor. Large electrical systems, long distances and small populations.
Open page6 city pagesMohawk Valley
A river corridor of defense laboratories, copper and wire products, textile-era mill buildings and one of upstate's most active redevelopment markets.
Open page4 city pagesCentral New York
Syracuse's manufacturing and medical economy, Lake Ontario generation and a corridor of food, beverage and precision plants that run heavy electrical systems.
Open page4 city pagesFinger Lakes
Rochester's optics, imaging and machining base, plus an agricultural and food-processing economy that runs large refrigeration, pumping and process loads.
Open page6 city pagesSouthern Tier
Glass, ceramics, electronics, rail and engine manufacturing along the Pennsylvania border, with a research economy in Ithaca and a long utility corridor between them.
Open page6 city pagesWestern New York
Heavy industry on the Niagara frontier: automotive stamping and engines, hydro generation, chemical and aluminum plants, and a large stock of legacy industrial buildings being cleared.
Open page04 / Voltage range
From 600 V building wire to 345 kV transmission
Most sellers know the voltage class and the conductor size but not the exact construction. That is enough to start. The table maps what we review against what decides its value.
| Class | Typical cable | What decides value |
|---|---|---|
| 600 V | THHN/THWN-2, XHHW-2, MC, SER, tray cable | Copper or aluminum, size, footage, jacket condition |
| 2–15 kV | Shielded XLPE/EPR power cable, URD | Conductor size, insulation type, footage, test history |
| 15–35 kV | Shielded MV feeder, 15 kV and 25 kV class | Class, conductor, tape or strand shield, footage |
| 69–138 kV | Solid-dielectric or paper cable, HPFF pipe-type | Voltage class, construction, documentation, removal method |
| 230–345 kV | Pipe-type, high-pressure fluid-filled, station bus | Construction, oil or gas history, conductor size, weight |
| Bare overhead | ACSR, AAAC, ACSS, copper, OPGW/ADSS | Code name, kcmil, stranding, drum tag, running footage |
05 / Process
How a lot moves
Four steps, no obligation, and no surprises about who pays for what.
Send the details
Wire or cable type, conductor material, size, voltage class if known, approximate footage or reel count, and the New York city or town where it is stored. A photograph of the reel tag does more than a paragraph.
Buyer review
A buyer looks at construction, footage, condition, documentation and the local freight picture — not just metal weight. Mixed lots are separated into what can be reused and what is recovery material.
Agree the basis
Price, payment, freight responsibility, loading and dates are agreed in writing for that specific lot. Nothing is implied by sending details, and nothing is owed for a review.
Schedule the pickup
Access is planned around the site: dock, forklift, crane, gate clearance, loading window. The material moves once, on an agreed date, to an agreed place.
06 / Why a buyer
Cable is worth more as cable than as scrap
A scrap yard prices metal. A wire buyer prices the construction: 345 kV pipe-type cable, 750 kcmil XHHW, a drum of 336.4 kcmil ACSR and a pallet of THHN cut-offs are all copper or aluminum, but only one of them is worth buying as cable.
That difference is the whole reason this desk exists. When the tag, the jacket print or the drum record survives, the material can be reused and the seller should be paid for that, not for the melt.
- New surplus with tags and purchase records
- Obsolete and cancelled-order cable never installed
- Partial reels with measurable remaining length
- Removed conductor from utility, plant and demolition work
07 / Guides
How to read a reel and price a lot
Practical notes for sellers: what the tag means, how footage and weight relate, and how to present a lot so it is valued properly.
How to read a cable reel tag
What each field on a drum tag means, which ones carry the value, and how to recover the description when the tag is lost.
Open pageGuideEstimating remaining footage from weight
Scale, flange and wrap-count methods for finding the footage on a part-used reel, with honest error ranges.
Open pageGuideTelling copper cable from aluminum
Color, weight and cut-end tests that separate copper from aluminum, and why the distinction drives value.
Open page08 / Questions
Questions sellers ask before they call
What kind of electrical wire do you buy in New York?
Surplus, overstock, obsolete and removed wire and cable: THHN and XHHW building wire, MC, SER and tray cable, 5 kV to 35 kV medium voltage cable, ACSR and AAAC overhead conductor, OPGW and ADSS fiber, substation wire and bus, grounding conductor, PILC and HPFF cable, plus reels, spools and cut lengths. Condition matters more than the category — new surplus, partial reels and removed cable are all reviewed.
How do I start a review?
Send the wire type, conductor material and size, voltage class if known, approximate footage or reel count, condition, and the New York city or town where the material is stored. The form on this page goes to the buying desk; the same details can be texted to 614-715-3047 or emailed to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com. Photographs of reel tags and jacket print resolve most questions faster than a description.
Do you buy partial reels?
Yes. Partial reels are one of the most common categories reviewed. The remaining length has to be established from the reel tag, footage markings, a measured count or the diameter of the wrap. A partial reel with no identification at all is usually treated as recovery material rather than reusable cable.
Do you buy wire that is still installed in a plant?
The material can be reviewed, but it must be de-energised and removed by the owner's qualified personnel before it is sold or moved. Nothing energised should be cut, disconnected or handled to prepare a sale, and nothing is removed from an active plant, substation or duct bank by anyone but the owner's crews.
Is there a minimum quantity?
No fixed minimum, but freight economics decide whether a small lot is practical. A single reel can be worth collecting when the construction is in demand — high-voltage conductor, OPGW, large aluminum power cable — while ordinary building wire usually needs company to justify a truck.
What does it cost to send a lot for review?
Nothing. The review is free and there is no obligation to accept any offer. Any purchase, price, freight arrangement, loading plan or pickup date is agreed in writing for the specific lot before material moves.
Next step
Send the lot details
Include the storage city, how the material is stored and what can reach it. Photographs of reel tags or jacket print can follow by email or text.
Send the lot details
Tell us what is there and where it is stored. A buyer will come back with the questions that actually matter for that construction.
Prefer to talk? 614-715-3047 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com