High Voltage ยท 345 kV
We buy 345 kV cable.
Three hundred and forty-five kilovolt cable is project material. It is bought against a pull schedule, it arrives on reels that need a crane, and when a project changes the reel becomes the heaviest thing in the yard.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
Class345 kV, EHV
Usual formXLPE, large conductor
What we seeProject surplus reels
Priced onTag, tests, condition
Get a buy quote
Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · 345 kV Cable
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Extra-high-voltage cable is not shelf stock. The insulation is thick, the conductor is large, and the reel is built to carry a length that was calculated before the duct bank was dug. Every part of the order traces back to one route, one pull and one set of terminations, and a reel ordered for one route rarely suits another, which is why so much of it ends up on the surplus market.
That is also why surplus at this class exists. Routes change, pull lengths are recalculated, a spare is ordered and never used, and a reel that was correct in March is wrong by October. The seller is usually a utility, a transmission contractor or the owner of a project that was redesigned, and none of that means the cable is bad.
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Where EHV cable actually goes
Most 345 kV is overhead line. Cable takes over for short underground sections: a crossing, a congested corridor, the connection from a yard to a transformer bank, or a section where a right of way cannot be cleared.
The result is a small number of long reels rather than a steady flow. A single underground section can absorb more cable in one pull than a year of lower-voltage work, and the leftover from it is proportionally large.
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How surplus accumulates
An over-pull allowance is normal practice: order more than the route measures, because a failed pull costs more than a spare drum. When the pull succeeds first time, that allowance stays on the reel.
- Over-pull allowance left on the drum
- A route change that shortened the underground section
- A spare ordered for a termination spares package
- Cable from a section that was value-engineered out
- Damaged-end reels with most of the length intact
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Handling and insurance at this class
A full EHV reel is a heavy lift and a wide load. It moves on a lowboy, is lifted by crane or a very large forklift with a stinger through the reel bore, and never gets dragged, dropped or rolled across a yard. The bend radius is not a suggestion.
For the seller that means two practical things. The pickup has to be planned with the reel weight and diameter in hand, and the load should be insured at an agreed value from the moment it leaves your gate. A jacket crushed in transit is a loss, not a discount.
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What to send before anyone quotes it
At this voltage the paperwork is most of the lot. A reel with a tag, a factory test report and a storage history can be quoted as reusable cable. A reel with none of that is quoted as a large quantity of shielded conductor, which is a much shorter conversation.
- Reel tag: size, insulation wall, footage
- Factory test report or routine test certificate
- Reel diameter, width and weight
- How and where it has been stored since delivery
- Condition of the jacket and the outer wraps
| Form | Conductor range | What decides it |
|---|---|---|
| Full surplus reel | 1500 to 2500 kcmil | Tag and factory tests |
| Reel end | 1000 to 2500 kcmil | Remaining footage |
| Cut section | 1000 to 2000 kcmil | Length and end seals |
| Damaged-end reel | 1000 to 2500 kcmil | Length beyond the damage |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Can a 345 kV reel be shipped on a standard flatbed?
Often not. The reel weight and diameter usually push the load into permit territory, and it has to be secured so it cannot roll. Give us the dimensions and we will tell you what the load needs before a truck is booked.
What happens if the jacket is damaged?
Then the reel is priced on usable length beyond the damage, not on the tag. A local scuff is one thing. A crush or a cut through the jacket is a section that has to come off before the rest can be considered.
Is unused EHV cable still good after years in a yard?
Storage decides it. Cable kept on a proper stand, out of standing water and out of direct sun on the jacket is usually sound. A reel that sat on its side in a gravel yard for years is a different proposition and needs to be seen.
Do you need the pull records as well as the tag?
They help. Pull records show whether the cable was tensioned within its limit, which is the main mechanical risk at this class. Tags identify the cable; pull records speak to its history, and at this class history is most of what a buyer is paying for.
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You have the cable. We have a scale and a check.
Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
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- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised