Coastal Georgia · county seat Savannah
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Chatham County, GA
Away from downtown Savannah, much of Chatham County is islands, tidal creeks and salt marsh. Wilmington, Whitemarsh, Skidaway and the Isle of Hope all border salt water, so rails, clamps and wire connectors spend every day in damp, salty air. Hardware that would age slowly inland can rust here long before the panels wear out.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Chatham County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Chatham County. 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 Chatham County
Permits, power and roofs in Chatham County
Unincorporated addresses, which include the islands east of Savannah and the Georgetown area to the south, get permits from the county's Building Safety and Regulatory Services office. Savannah, Pooler and Tybee Island each run their own. Housing out here ranges from low brick ranches on Wilmington Island to raised houses on the marsh and larger golf-course homes behind the gates at The Landings, where community design rules can decide where panels go back. Georgia Power serves nearly the whole county, with Canoochee EMC on a few western edges, and the utility should hear when a system is shut down for roof work and again before it is switched back on. Heavy rain is what finds a tired mount flashing: Tropical Storm Elsa dropped more than eight inches on Skidaway Island in July 2021.
On Wilmington and Whitemarsh the usual trouble is a leak traced back to a mount on a low-pitch roof, discovered only after a ceiling stain appears. Along Bluff Drive on the Isle of Hope and near the oak avenue at Wormsloe, old live oaks throw more shade every year and fill the gap under the panels with leaves and moss. Arrays from installers that have since closed turn up across the county, with nobody left to stand behind the work.
Local details
Chatham County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power almost everywhere, with Canoochee EMC on a few western edges of the county
- County seat
- Savannah
- Region
- Coastal Georgia
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Towns in Chatham County
The whole county is the same call
- Savannah
- Pooler
- Port Wentworth
- Garden City
- Tybee Island
FAQ
Chatham County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Chatham County?
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 Coastal 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 Chatham County?
Homes in Chatham County are generally served by Georgia Power almost everywhere, with Canoochee EMC on a few western edges of the county. 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.
Does salt air change the job in Chatham County?
It changes what fails first. Salt attacks rails, clamps and grounding hardware long before it hurts a panel, so near the water every fastener gets checked and anything corroded is replaced rather than reused.
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Get a written quote in Chatham County
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 Chatham County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.