“Copper thieves are rampant throughout Texas”
In the LA area, copper thieves stole some grounding cables from an electric power sub-station (successfully; they did not die). The utility required replacement of those ground cables for safety. So the sub-station was shut down; traffic signals stopped; traffic accidents occurred; all due to the salvage/recycle (low) value of some copper cable.
Citizens’ lives were put at risk from these %%##@@%% copper thieves.
Other “copper harvesters” have been fried while “finding” copper.
Copper is not “low value” in the scrap world. why do you think they are taking it? it’s worth more than most metals.
For some copper wire I am paying over 1 dollar a foot for.
I get a buck or so a pound for my scrap copper. And yes, I need ID and have to explain why I am cashing in my box of scrap wire every few weeks.
(I am a low voltage electrician)