Data Center Electrical DecommissioningUPS, Switchgear and Generator Removal
When a data center closes, the servers leave fast. The power infrastructure is what’s left, and that’s what we do. Because we refurbish and resell the equipment, we pay you for gear that other contractors charge to haul away.
Full Electrical Scope
Service entrance to rack whips, quoted as one package
Critical Power
UPS systems and battery rooms, switchgear lineups, and panelboards. The backbone of the facility, removed and purchased.
Standby Generation
Diesel and natural gas generators with automatic transfer switches, from rooftop units to megawatt class machines.
Distribution
PDUs, remote power panels, busway and bus duct, and transformers, pulled and palletized by our own crew.
The Difference
Removal that pays instead of costs
A typical decommissioning bid treats electrical infrastructure as demolition debris. We treat it as inventory. The resale value of the equipment offsets the removal cost, and on well equipped facilities the project nets cash back to the owner. Same building, same deadline, opposite direction on the invoice.
Our crew rigging a containerized generator package onto the lowboy. Recovered equipment is refurbished and resold, which is why we can pay for it.
How We Work
Direct or as your electrical subcontractor
Walkthrough
In person or on video. We assess everything from the service entrance to the rack whips.
Fixed proposal
One document covering removal scope and equipment purchase value.
Insured crew on site
COIs provided, your site safety program followed, your schedule kept. Building owners hire us directly, and ITAD firms, demolition contractors, and GCs subcontract us as the electrical scope.
Broom clean handoff
Electrical rooms left broom clean with a documented asset list.
Recent Projects
Data center decommissioning case studies
Every project below was self-performed by our own crew, from disconnect through broom-clean handover.
Nanuet, NY
30,000 sq ft. Eight generators totaling over 11 MW, a 50,000 gallon fuel tank, and forty 30-ton Liebert CRAC units.
Kansas City, KS
10,000 sq ft taken to bare slab. 750 kW Kohler generator, UPS systems, transfer switches, and the raised floor itself.
San Diego, CA
Two 1,000 kW generators craned out of masonry enclosures, plus Mitsubishi UPS systems and twenty CRAC units.
Raleigh, NC
8,000 sq ft cleared end to end: two 750 kW Kohler generators, UPS systems, and 2,000 A main service line-ups.
St. Louis, MO
A 6,000 sq ft data hall with 200 server racks, UPS systems, and switchgear, cleared and turned over.
Oak Ridge, TN
Server racks and standby power removed, with the room turned over as empty, broom-clean space.
Responsible removal and disposal
Decommissioning is not just hauling things out. We handle the regulated material the right way, and we can document it for your records.
- Refrigerants are recovered by EPA-certified technicians before any cooling equipment is removed.
- Transformer oil and fluids are drained and disposed through licensed handlers, with PCB testing where it applies.
- UPS batteries are sent to licensed recyclers, never to a landfill.
- Scrap and e-waste are routed to certified recyclers, with disposal documentation available and EPA and DOT transport rules followed.
Common questions
Who is liable during the removal?
Our own insured crew performs the work to your site safety program, and we provide a certificate of insurance before we mobilize.
How long does a decommission take?
It depends on scope, but we move fast and give you a firm timeline in the proposal. Most single-room data center electrical scopes run in days, not weeks.
How do you handle asset accountability?
We work from a documented asset list and leave the room broom-clean, so you have a clear record of what left the building and where it went.
Do we pay you, or do you pay us?
Because we refurbish and resell the equipment, we typically pay you for the lot rather than charging you to remove it. The proposal lays out the numbers in one document.
How fast can you look at it?
Quickly. Call (612) 599-5048, or send photos of your equipment for a same-day ballpark before we even visit.
Have a data center coming offline?
Walk us through it, in person or on video, and we will deliver a fixed proposal covering removal and equipment purchase.
Also see: Sell Used Data Center UPS · Sell Used Switchgear
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