Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Henry, Douglas, Fayette, Cherokee, Coweta
Regional coverage
Wire and cable buyers in Metro Atlanta, Georgia
Transmission and substation work, data-centre fit-outs and the commercial construction that follows both. Surplus, obsolete and scrap material, reviewed on construction and footage.
- Utility and plant material
- 9 city markets
- Fulton and beyond
01The market
What Metro Atlanta generates
Metro Atlanta is a transmission, data-centre and commercial construction market rather than a smokestack one. Georgia Power’s 500 kV, 230 kV and 115 kV system runs through it, the northern arc carries most of the state’s data-centre load, and the perimeter carries a commercial construction market that buys feeder cable by the pallet.
That gives the region two very different supply streams. Utility and EPC work releases conductor, bus wire, grounding and riser cable with release paperwork attached. Fit-out and commercial work releases sealed reels, partial THHN and XHHW, MC and SER — usually undocumented, often still tagged, and worth sorting before a review.
03Materials
Material reviewed here
- Transmission conductorBare overhead conductor from 69 kV through 500 kV lines
- Substation bus wireBus, jumper, strain bus and station post conductor
- Medium voltage cable5 kV to 35 kV shielded power cable
- Tray cableTC and TC-ER, 600 V to 2 kV
- Control cableMulti-conductor control cable, 600 V
- VFD cableVariable-frequency drive cable with symetrical grounds
- Copper wireCopper building wire, feeder and bus
04Questions
Metro Atlanta questions
Do you cover the whole metro or only Atlanta proper?
The whole metro: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Henry, Douglas, Fayette, Cherokee and Coweta, plus Bartow and Carroll on the western edge.
What is the most common metro lot?
Partial reels of building wire and feeder from contractors, followed by data-centre fit-out leftovers on sealed reels and medium voltage cable from substation and switchgear work.
Can several sites be consolidated into one pickup?
Yes, when the lots belong to the same seller and the reels can be staged at one address. Consolidation usually decides whether a small metro lot is worth a truck at all.
Send the Metro Atlanta lot details
The city, the family, the footage and how a truck reaches the reels.