Northeast Georgia · county seat Athens
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Clarke County, GA
Clarke is the smallest county in Georgia by land area, and one unified government covers almost all of it. A reinstall on an Eastside ranch house answers to the same Athens-Clarke permit office as one near downtown. Only Winterville, and the sliver of Bogart that crosses the county line, sit outside that government.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Clarke County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Clarke 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 Clarke County
Permits, power and roofs in Clarke County
Building Permits and Inspections, the unified government's office on Dougherty Street, issues building and electrical permits for the unified government, and taking an array down and putting it back usually needs the electrical one. Winterville has its own city hall, so a house inside its limits starts there. Away from the old in-town neighborhoods, most houses are brick or vinyl ranches and split-levels from the 1960s through the 1990s, plus newer infill, nearly all under asphalt shingles. Georgia Power serves the bulk of the county, while some rural-edge addresses buy power from Jackson EMC or Walton EMC instead, and each utility has its own steps for switching a grid-tied system off and back on. The oaks and sweetgums planted with those subdivisions now stand tall enough to shade roofs they never touched when the panels first went up.
Off Gaines School Road and Barnett Shoals Road on the Eastside, the familiar situation is a ranch house due for its second or third roof, with a 2010s array in the way. Toward Winterville and out Lexington Road, owners often learn that the company that sold the system has closed. The panel and inverter makers' warranties usually still stand, but somebody has to diagnose the fault and file the claim.
Local details
Clarke County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power in most of Athens-Clarke, with Jackson EMC and Walton EMC on the rural edges
- County seat
- Athens
- Region
- Northeast Georgia
FAQ
Clarke County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Clarke 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 Northeast 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 Clarke County?
Homes in Clarke County are generally served by Georgia Power in most of Athens-Clarke, with Jackson EMC and Walton EMC on the rural edges. 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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Get a written quote in Clarke 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 Clarke County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.