Carroll County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Carrollton, GA
Carrollton's solar roofs run from old houses near Adamson Square to newer homes by Lake Carroll. The city runs its own building and codes office, and its electrical permit rules cover the kind of wiring a reinstall involves. Student rentals around the University of West Georgia add landlords to the mix.
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A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Carrollton
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Carrollton. 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 Carrollton
Permits, power and roofs in Carrollton
The city's Building and Codes Enforcement department issues building, electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits, and its electrical rules apply when wiring is extended, replaced or reworked, which describes most reinstalls. Georgia Power supplies much of the city and Carroll EMC serves some areas, so confirm the provider before asking about reconnection. Housing near downtown runs to early twentieth century frame houses and brick bungalows, with postwar ranches farther out and student rentals packed around the university. Weather has tested these roofs. An April 2017 tornado damaged homes and the campus, and the December 2017 snow, around ten inches, set a record for the city. Wet snow that heavy brings down limbs, and panels shed it all at once, so an array above a walkway or porch deserves a second look before it goes back in the same spot.
Around Adamson Square and the older streets toward the university, the familiar job is an aging roof under panels that a landlord or a new owner inherited with no paperwork. Near Lake Carroll and along the GreenBelt, newer homes more often bring shade from trees that have grown since the array went up, and subdivisions with rules about how it goes back.
Local details
Carrollton at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power for much of the city, with Carroll EMC on some streets
- County
- Carroll County
- Region
- Northwest Georgia
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FAQ
Carrollton: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Carrollton?
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 Northwest Georgia, 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 Carrollton?
Homes in Carrollton are generally served by Georgia Power for much of the city, with Carroll EMC on some streets. 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 Carrollton
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.