Fulton County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Alpharetta, GA
Most of Alpharetta went up between the late 1980s and the 2000s, so its roofs are wearing out in waves. Neighborhoods off Windward Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road are full of two-story houses whose first architectural shingles are done, while the solar added to many of them in the 2010s still has years of life left.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Alpharetta
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Alpharetta. Call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and you get a straight answer: what the job needs, roughly what it costs, and whether we can take it on or who should.
On the ground in Alpharetta
Permits, power and roofs in Alpharetta
Inside the city limits, Alpharetta's community development department issues the permits, and a reinstall usually needs an electrical permit and an inspection before the system is energized again. Georgia Power and Sawnee EMC both serve the city and keep separate interconnection records, so the paperwork goes to the one on the bill. Nearly every subdivision has an association with an architectural committee. The houses are big, many-gabled two- and three-stories, so arrays tend to be split across two or three roof faces, each with its own row of mounts to flash. Hail drives most re-roofs here: one spring storm can total the shingles on a whole street while the tempered glass on the panels often comes through intact.
Around Windward and its lake, the rules are strict, and an array usually has to return in exactly the layout it had. Downtown, near City Center and Avalon, newer townhomes and small-lot houses rarely carry solar. The common situation is on 1990s houses near Wills Park and the Big Creek Greenway: an approved insurance claim, a roofer booked for next month, and nobody lined up to take the panels down.
Local details
Alpharetta at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power and Sawnee EMC, depending on the street
- County
- Fulton County
- Region
- Metro Atlanta, Georgia
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FAQ
Alpharetta: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Alpharetta?
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so Georgia work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Metro Atlanta, and it only goes ahead with the Georgia license the work needs. Send the address, the panel count and the roofer's tear-off date for a straight answer.
Who is allowed to work on solar panels in Georgia?
Georgia treats the wiring side of solar as electrical contracting, so taking an array off, fixing it or putting it back belongs with a contractor licensed by the Division of Electrical Contractors of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. There is no separate solar license, and cities and counties can add their own permit and business license rules.
Who reconnects the system in Alpharetta?
Homes in Alpharetta are generally served by Georgia Power and Sawnee EMC, depending on the street. When an array goes back on after a roof job the utility usually needs to know, and the building department normally inspects the reinstall before the system is switched back on.
My installer went out of business. Can the system still be fixed?
Usually. The installer's own workmanship warranty is gone, but the panels, inverter and optimizers carry manufacturer warranties that normally still apply, and a dead system is often one failed part rather than a worn-out array.
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The address, roughly how many panels, who installed them if you know, and what is happening. A photo of the array from the street and one of the inverter get you an accurate number fastest, and texting them is the quickest way to send them.
Solar help in Alpharetta
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.